'We didn't have any deaths associated with this (and) the community did an outstanding job in cooperating right from the very beginning,' says Dave O'Brien.

Nova Scotia's first responders are "planning for the worst and hoping for the best," one official says.

The test is scheduled for 1:55 p.m. on Nov. 27 as part of a national test of the Alert Ready system, meant to improve public safety during emergency events.

The exercise will include 150 actors, some of whom will pretend to be seriously injured, professional makeup artists, and even staged smoke at track level. 

Airport director says training exercise was held to test the YLW's emergency response plan.

A group of international health experts says the world needs to do more to prepare for the next big pandemic, or suffer the consequences.

Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody has warned residents of price gouging, urging them to call a hotline if they encounter it.

Staff at the downtown Toronto facility hear the declaration of a "code orange" and whir into action - they know it's a simulation designed to test the hospital's response to catastrophe but their reaction is real.

PreparedBC says water, non-perishable food, batteries, first aid kit are among the items an emergency kit should have.

It's just a hypothetical but it could quickly become a reality in many communities across Canada with trains travelling through them.