Anniversary recalls Medicine Hat runaway train disaster
Forty years after a freight train crash near Altawana Drive Medicine Hat, Shayne Leuck recalls the defying moment as crews investigated a pinched air brake line and human factors. The incident killed one engineer and injured others guiding city rail policy and emergency response.
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Alberta faces record fire season with 22 000 square kilometres burned
Alberta Wildfire reports 1 088 fires in March to October 2023 burning about 22 000 square kilometres, far above the five-year average of 2 262, with more than 60 percent caused by people and most lightning-driven fires burning through October. Professor Mike Flannigan notes regional drought and heat waves contributed to a record year across Western Canada.
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