Lac-Megantic Disaster
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Netflix says Lac-Mégantic footage will be removed from ‘Bird Box’ movieAfter initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Mégantic disaster from its blockbuster film, "Bird Box.''EntertainmentMar 14, 2019
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Canadian MPs demand compensation over Netflix use of Lac-Mégantic imagesCanadian members of Parliament have passed a unanimous motion condemning Netflix for using images of the Lac-Megantic rail disaster in fictional dramas and demanding financial compensation for the Quebec community for using the tragic images without consent.CanadaJan 30, 2019
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‘Each of us grieves in our own way’: Lac-Mégantic residents mark 5th anniversary of tragic rail disasterChurch bells will ring to remember the victims who lost their lives on July 6, 2013, after a runaway train derailed and exploded.CanadaJul 6, 2018
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Lac-Megantic residents upset over losing land to new railway track projectOttawa and Quebec are splitting the bill for new railway tracks around Lac-Megantic, but not everyone is happy.CanadaMay 11, 2018
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Crown says bankrupt railway in Lac-Mégantic tragedy won’t have to stand trialProsecutors weren't convinced they could obtain a guilty verdict against the now-bankrupt Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway.CanadaApr 3, 2018
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TSB says runaway Regina railcar was left unattended with inadequate brakesThe Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says a runaway railcar that rolled toward downtown Regina last March was left unattended with inadequate brakes.CanadaMar 21, 2017
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Canada rail safety questioned after train derailment in Toronto causes diesel leakCanada's rail safety measures have come under scrutiny since a July 2013 incident when a runaway train crashed, killing 47 people and destroying buildings in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic.CanadaAug 22, 2016
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Ottawa to retire DOT-111 rail tanker cars ahead of scheduleThe tank cars will no longer be able to transport crude oil or other dangerous goods on Canadian railways as of Nov. 1.CanadaJul 25, 2016
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Lac-Megantic’s ‘train from hell’ goes on the auction blockThe lead engine on the runaway oil train that derailed and exploded last summer in Quebec is scheduled to go to auction Aug. 5., a month after disaster-scarred Lac-Megantic marked the first year of the catastrophe.Jul 23, 2014
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