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Exhaust sparks likely caused train cars to go up in flames before rolling through London, Ont., TSB says

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The train eventually halted at Pall Mall Street and Waterloo Street in central London, Ont. where it took 28 firefighters and 10 apparatus to knock down the blaze.

Sparks caused by a locomotive's exhaust system likely started the sequence of events that ended in flaming train cars barrelling through downtown London, Ont., in late April, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says.

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Cruise ship sails into New York with dead endangered whale across its bow

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A cruise ship on the water beneath white clouds in the blue sky, with the Statue of Liberty in the distant background.

A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 13-metre dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said.

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Woman's Canadian citizenship revoked after 32 years amid 'error'

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The federal government has cancelled an Ajax, Ont., woman's Canadian citizenship over an error it said it made more than 30 years ago — forcing her to pay hundreds of dollars in a bid to get it back.

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Federal unions file complaints over increase to office time

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A worker outside a Canada Revenue Agency office in spring.

Several public service unions are putting together formal complaints arguing that by mandating federal public servants return to offices at least three days a week in September, the federal government is undermining collective agreements.

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Barge comes loose near Vancouver's English Bay — for the 3rd time in 3 years

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A large barge is seen on a picturesque sunny day being towed by smaller vessels.

The Canadian Coast Guard is investigating after a barge came loose in Vancouver's English Bay on Tuesday — the third time a barge has done so in the last three years.

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