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Canada in Brief, July 16-22
Justin Trudeau says wealthy families don’t need the Conservative government’s enhanced universal child care benefit and, to underscore the point, he’s giving his own family’s windfall to charity.
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A Year Later, Deadly Train Disaster Still Haunts Lac-Megantic
One year after a runaway train destroyed part of Lac-Megantic, echoes of the disaster still haunt people in the region.
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5,000 Rail Cars Pulled From Tracks
Canada rules controversial rail cars carrying flammable liquids must be upgraded or removed from the tracks.
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Canada’s Biggest News Stories of 2013
Every year Epoch Times takes a look back at the biggest news stories that grabbed the attention of the entire country. This year, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford made headlines around the world and a handful of senators managed to make abolishing the Senate an idea with traction. Like most years, the big news is often the most tragic, such as natural disasters or an iconic business gone awry, but at least we had a social media juggernaut of an astronaut to lighten the mood.
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Insurer Intact Reports Financial Hit Covering Recent Disasters
Intact says it has taken a $257million hit as a result of covering insurable damages in the recent severe weather events.
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Canada in Brief, July 16-22
Justin Trudeau says wealthy families don’t need the Conservative government’s enhanced universal child care benefit and, to underscore the point, he’s giving his own family’s windfall to charity.
|
A Year Later, Deadly Train Disaster Still Haunts Lac-Megantic
One year after a runaway train destroyed part of Lac-Megantic, echoes of the disaster still haunt people in the region.
|
5,000 Rail Cars Pulled From Tracks
Canada rules controversial rail cars carrying flammable liquids must be upgraded or removed from the tracks.
|
Canada’s Biggest News Stories of 2013
Every year Epoch Times takes a look back at the biggest news stories that grabbed the attention of the entire country. This year, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford made headlines around the world and a handful of senators managed to make abolishing the Senate an idea with traction. Like most years, the big news is often the most tragic, such as natural disasters or an iconic business gone awry, but at least we had a social media juggernaut of an astronaut to lighten the mood.
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Insurer Intact Reports Financial Hit Covering Recent Disasters
Intact says it has taken a $257million hit as a result of covering insurable damages in the recent severe weather events.
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