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Independent investigation called for into 2019 fatal Field train derailment

Independent investigation called for into 2019 fatal Field train derailment

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Water advisory issued after plant in northern Alberta shut down

Water advisory issued after plant in northern Alberta shut down

Janvier is about 120 kilometres south of Fort McMurray
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Wolf safely relocated after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature

Wolf safely relocated after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature

VICTORIA — A lone male wolf that spent last weekend sniffing out a busy urban neighbourhood in Victoria, just steps from British Columbia's legislature, has been safely relocated to a new territory much farther from human contact.
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Billboard pleas: Alberta man hopes sign will find him a kidney donor

Billboard pleas: Alberta man hopes sign will find him a kidney donor

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Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on

Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on

OSWIECIM, Poland — Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning Monday to the place where they lost entire families and warning about the ominous growth of anti-Semiti
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UPDATE: Kobe Bryant, Lakers great and basketball icon, dies in crash

UPDATE: Kobe Bryant, Lakers great and basketball icon, dies in crash

Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna also among nine people on the helicopter, all were presumed dead
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UPDATE: Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

UPDATE: Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

Basketball star's daughter Gianna, 13, also reported to be on board
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Canada prepares for the new coronavirus as the death toll in China keeps rising

Canada prepares for the new coronavirus as the death toll in China keeps rising

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General contractor fined $75k for Canmore house explosion

General contractor fined $75k for Canmore house explosion

“I accept that real harm and financial loss occurred in the wake of this incident. Innocent people were displaced from their dwellings. Many live with the harsh reality that they were very nearly killed by the subsequent explosion."
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Rona Ambrose decides against Tory leadership, will stay private sector

Rona Ambrose decides against Tory leadership, will stay private sector

OTTAWA — Rona Ambrose, the former Alberta MP and interim party chief who had been the favoured leadership candidate of many Conservatives, won't seek the party's top job.
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