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About 26M pounds of asbestos, hazardous materials removed from Centre BlockOfficials say demolition work is essentially done as the renovation continues, including removal of around 12,000 tonnes or 26 million pounds of hazardous materials like asbestos.CanadaFeb 7
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Parliament’s Centre Block is getting a massive overhaul. Here’s what’s changingA new public entrance will be designed with two accessible pathways leading from the eternal flame and courtyard in front of Centre Block to the welcome centre's main floor.CanadaJun 23, 2023
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Burst pipe floods several floors of Parliament’s West Block"I haven't seen it, but I can smell it," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said as he left his office, near where water was pouring out of the broken pipe.CanadaJan 29, 2019
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Parliament Hill’s Centre Block closing for a decade for renovationsThe Centre Block of Parliament is set to close for 10 years as the PSPC gears up for extensive restorations and upgrades.CanadaApr 29, 2018
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Fire alarms force brief evacuations of Centre Block on Parliament HillFire alarms forced a brief evacuation of Centre Block on Parliament Hill on two separate occasions Wednesday morning.PoliticsFeb 17, 2016
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Toronto man arrested on Parliament Hill allegedly carried a meat cleaverThe man arrested Tuesday trying to enter Parliament carrying a hidden meat cleaver probably has mental illness and isn’t a terrorist, the head of the RCMP said Wednesday.CanadaNov 18, 2015
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Man apprehended on Parliament Hill carrying concealed knife: RCMPA man carrying a concealed knife was arrested Tuesday on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, police say.CanadaNov 17, 2015
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RCMP ‘not prepared’ to deal with Ottawa shooting, report saysA new report says the October shootings in Ottawa are a "grim reminder that Canada is ill-prepared" to stop terrorist attacks.Jun 3, 2015
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‘Slim chance’ of Ottawa shooter making his way into Centre Block today: security expertThe gunman who stormed the halls of Parliament, only to die in a flurry of gunfire, would have a much more difficult time today, said one security expert.CanadaNov 20, 2014
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