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Canada: Alberta wildfire threatens communities south of Fort McMurray

Canadian officials have warned that tens of thousands of residents in the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta will not be able to return home any time

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Evacuations increase as wildfire spreads in Alberta, Canada

A huge wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in central Canada has spread, forcing further evacuations and pushing the emergency operations centre 300

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Canada wildfires spread south, state of emergency in place

A huge wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in Canada has spread south, although a forecast of cooler temperatures and possible rain has raised hopes

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Alberta wildfire: Two die in a car accident in the rush to flee the flames

Alberta wildfire claims first victims State of emergency is declared 1,600 buildings destroyed by flames A massive wildfire in Alberta, Canada

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Fires threaten to engulf Canadian city

Neighbourhoods destroyed, 80 000 evacuated from their homes, no casualties and a baby is born in a refuge centre

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80,000 flee as inferno threatens Canadian oil hub

A vision of climate armageddon in Canada as the abnormally dry arboreal forest ignites and threatens a remote city of 80,000 people, the centre of Canada's tar sands industry

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Wildfire triggers emergency evacuation in Alberta

Alberta in western Canada is racing to evacuate thousands of people as a wildfire burns out of control. At risk are the 80,000 residents of the city

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Canada PM condemns "cold-blooded" murder of Philippines hostage

A Canadian man believed to have been killed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines has been identified as John Ridsdel. The 68-year-old former

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Trudeau condemns killing of Canadian hostage in Philippines

Islamist militants in the Philippines have killed Canadian hostage John Ridsdel in what Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned as an

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Former Canadian Cabinet minister among seven killed in plane crash

Former Canadian Cabinet minister and political commentator Jean Lapierre has been killed in a plane crash, along with his wife, two brothers and a

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Rob Ford, divisive former Toronto mayor, loses battle with cancer

Former Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, has died of cancer at the age of 46. A controversial character, he gained international notoriety in 2013, when he

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[Watch] Inmates escape Canadian jail by helicopter

Two inmates at a Canadian jail created their own version of “The Great Escape”, fleeing Quebec’s St-Jérôme jail by clinging to a cord attached to a

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Obama welcomes Canadian PM to the White House

US President Barack Obama is hosting the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The two leaders have agreed joint steps to fight climate change

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New panda cubs bring Hope and Joy to Canada

The names of the giant panda cubs born in October were unveiled in Toronto Zoo. Jia Panpan is the name of the male cub and means “Canadian Hope”. His

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Canada to end bombing campaign against ISIL within two weeks

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the country would be pulling out by 22 February its six fighter jets that have been bombing

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Teen charged with four counts of murder in Canada shooting

Hundreds of people have attended a church vigil in memory of the four victims of Friday’s school shooting in the remote community of La Loche in

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'National' funeral for Celine Dion's husband 'over the top'

The cost of organising the “national” funeral for Celine Dion’s husband was picked up by the government of Quebec. That’s despite Dion being the

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Canada: Teenage shooting suspect charged with first degree murder

A 17-year-old is facing first degree murder charges after two schoolteachers and two teenage brothers were shot dead in the remote Canadian community

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Canada school shooting: four people dead, male suspect in custody

Several people are dead and a male suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting at a school in La Roche, Canada.

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Condolences from Canada PM after death of Celine Dion's husband René Angélil

Tributes are being paid to René Angélil, the husband and ex-manager of Canadian singing star Celine Dion, who has died aged 73 after a long battle