Lac-Megantic Train Disaster
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Fear in Lac-Mégantic that ‘monster trains’ will lead to another rail disasterOn July 6, 2013, a train carrying 72 tank cars filled with crude oil derailed and exploded, killing 47 people and destroying entire city blocks in the Quebec town.CanadaJul 4, 2023
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Ottawa to expropriate land for rail bypass in Lac-MéganticSeveral groups that are opposed to the railway bypass say they are displeased with the federal government's decision and are studying legal options.CanadaJun 15, 2023
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Quebec court says Canadian Pacific Railway not liable in Lac-Mégantic train derailmentJustice Martin Bureau ruled that the actions the railway company was accused of are not the direct, immediate and logical cause of the damages suffered by the tragedy victims.CanadaDec 15, 2022
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Lac-Mégantic marks seventh anniversary of 2013 rail disaster with memorial siteSeven years after a rail disaster decimated its downtown, Lac-Megantic sought Monday to honour both its past and future.CanadaJul 6, 2020
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CP Rail to acquire railway that owns tracks involved in Lac-Mégantic train derailmentCanadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will acquire the Central Quebec and Maine Railway.CanadaNov 21, 2019
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Small train derailment near Lac-MéganticLac-Mégantic was the site of the 2013 train derailment disaster that killed 47 and destroyed much of the town.CanadaAug 24, 2019
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Lac Megantic marks sixth anniversary of rail disasterA commemorative church service is to be held at the Ste-Agnes Church on Saturday afternoon.CanadaJul 6, 2019
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Feds, Quebec to announce Lac-Mégantic rail bypass on FridayThe price tag for the 11-kilometre bypass is estimated at $133 million.PoliticsMay 8, 2018
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Restaurant bar at centre of tragic Lac-Mégantic train derailment for saleLe Musi-Café owner Yannick Gagné has set the asking price at $2.5 million.CanadaMar 12, 2018
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MMA and former employees plead guilty, fined $1.25 million in Lac-Mégantic caseMontreal Maine and Atlantic Railway pleaded guilty and was ordered today to pay $1 million for violating the Fisheries Act.CanadaFeb 5, 2018
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