The Humboldt Broncos bus crash was selected as Canada's News Story of the Year. (Humboldt Broncos/Twitter)
Humboldt Broncos bus crashThe
Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was on its way to a playoff game in Nipawin, Sask., when its bus and a semi-truck collided at a crossroads on April 6, killing 16 people and injuring 13.
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The crash made headlines around the world and struck a chord with hockey-loving Canadians, uniting the country in grief. It was chosen by Canadian media as
Canada's News Story of the Year.
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Canada's dynamic duo
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Toronto van attack
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Alek Minassian, 26, of Richmond Hill, Ont., has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, and is
set to go on trial on Feb. 3, 2020.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne were among the high-profile dignitaries who joined the sprawling crowd of mourners at a
vigil in Toronto's Mel Lastman Squareto honour the victims of the attack.
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Toronto Danforth attackToronto was struck by tragedy again after a
shooting rampage on the city's bustling Danforth Avenue on July 22.
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Reese Fallon, 18, and Julianna Kozis, 10, were killed, while 13 others, ranging in age from 17 to 59, suffered gunshot wounds.
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Kinder Morgan protests
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In
March pipeline opponents held demonstrations in front of the offices of MPs across the country as part of a national day of action against Kinder Morgan.
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Historic flooding in New Brunswick
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Worst fire season on record in B.C.
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Tornado rips through Ottawa, Gatineau, Que.
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A
powerful twistertore through the rural Ottawa community of Dunrobin on Sept. 21, destroying dozens of homes.
The tornado — one of two that touched down in the Ottawa-Gatineau region — had wind speeds reaching as high as 265 km/h.
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Canada legalizes recreational cannabis Canada became the first major Western nation to legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis for recreational use in 2018.
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The world was watching when the country made history with
the first legal sale of non-medicinal potjust after midnight on Oct. 17, marking the beginning of what the New York Times dubbed Canada's "national experiment."
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B.C.'s giant old growth cedars British Columbia's coastal forests are home to enormous, ancient trees that can reach staggering heights and live for up to 1,000 years.
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The
trees are a symbol of the ongoing battle in the province between environmentalists — who want old-growth trees off limits to cutting — and forestry workers, who want at least some old-growth trees available to logging.
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Ken Wu, executive director for the environmental group Ancient Forest Alliance, is seen above with a stump of a Western redcedar measuring four metres across at Gordon River, near Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island.