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Protests in Canada turn violent

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At least 40 people were arrested Thursday in New Brunswick, Canada, when protests over gas exploration turned violent, according to authorities.

At least one shot was fired by someone other than police, and at least five police vehicles were set on fire, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement.

“The RCMP has worked diligently with all parties involved in hopes for a peaceful resolution. Those efforts have not been successful. Tensions were rising, and serious criminal acts are being committed,” said Constable Jullie Rogers-Marsh of the New Brunswick RCMP.

Protesters are reportedly angry about the government and shale gas companies moving forward with work in the area.

Police said they were investigating suspected explosive devices at the scene. Molotov cocktails were thrown, they said.

 

Six bus passengers killed and 11 critically injured when double-decker crashes into a train at a rail crossing in Canada

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train collided- a double-decker bus -Ottawa2A passenger train collided with a double-decker city bus in Ottawa today, killing six people and critically injuring 11 others.

Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier.

It was Canada’s worst train accident since an oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town in July, killing dozens of people.

A number of bus passengers were injured, Ottawa Fire spokesman Mark Messier told CP24 television. Via Rail posted a message on Twitter saying there were no reports of major injuries to passengers or crew on the train.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper posted a message on Twitter saying he was deeply saddened by the accident and his thoughts and prayers were with the families of those involved.

The crash occurred in the west end of Ottawa, Canada’s capital city.

 

Couple Charged After 40 Pythons Found in Motel

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pythonA Canadian couple has been charged with animal cruelty after 40 ball python snakes and five eggs were found in a motel room.

The discovery is sure to stoke fear of snakes in Canada, where a python that escaped from a pet store strangled two young boys in New Brunswick earlier this month.

The reptiles, some of them more than 3 feet (a meter) long, were found last week in plastic storage bins in a motel room in Brantford, Ontario.

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Friday the snakes were dehydrated, and didn’t have enough space. A man and a woman were charged with animal cruelty. Their names have not been released.