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The massive floods that devastated swaths of southern Alberta in June are estimated to be the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history, with property damage at $1.65 billion.

Last month's tragedy in Lac-Mgantic, Quebec raises questions about transportation risk, liability and engineering. So why do rails fail?

Last month's tragedy in Lac-Mgantic, Quebec raises questions about transportation risk, liability and engineering. So why do rails fail?

Canada should force railways to take out enough insurance to cover damages caused by major incidents, the Canadian Senate says in a report issued after last month's deadly train disaster in Quebec.

The government of the Canadian province of Quebec has added Canadian Pacific Railway to the list of companies it says should help pay clean-up costs after an oil tanker train disaster in July.

Two residents of the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, where a runaway train derailed and exploded into a wall of fire that killed 50 people, have launched a class action lawsuit to win compensation for the small community.

Two residents of the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, where a runaway train derailed and exploded into a wall of fire that killed 50 people, have launched a class action lawsuit to win compensation for the small community.

The way the railway industry does business in Canada will be transformed by the Transportation Safety Board's investigation into the deadly train derailment that demolished the heart of the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, TSB investigator Glen Pilonsaid on Friday.