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• Canadian National Railway train derails in Miss.

  February 22, 2013 2:11 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. -Several cars from a freight train derailed Friday morning near Jackson, Mississippi, that's according to Canadian National Railway officials. The derailment happened about 6:45 a.m. on tracks that run parallel to I-55 south through Hinds County. The derailment is affecting trains running between Jackson and New... more »

• Canadian rescued after pinned in junk-filled home

  January 18, 2013 12:55 PM

  BURNABY, British Columbia - A Canadian man in his 70s was severely dehydrated after being pinned for several days under debris in his home that had piled up almost to the ceiling. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Tuesday a man called to report that he had not seen his... more »

• Canadian girls, 15, face human trafficking charges

  June 12, 2012 3:25 PM

  OTTAWA, Ontario - Ottowa police have charged two 15-year-old girls with human trafficking for allegedly luring other teenage girls into prostitution. Staff Sgt. John McGetrick called the case shocking Tuesday and said police have never seen anything like it before. Police allege that on three separate occasions, the teenagers lured... more »

• Disqualified transexual pageant contestant seeks lawyer

  April 3, 2012 12:41 PM

  LOS ANGELES - A would-be Canadian Miss Universe contestant is deciding what action she'll take after being disqualified from the pageant because she was born a male. Jenna Talackova hired Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred who is known to take on controversial cases. Talackova, 23, underwent a sex... more »

• Canadian who ran child sex ring gets 25 years in prison

  January 31, 2011 12:40 PM

  NEWARK, N.J. - A Canadian man who admitted running a brothel for pedophiles in Thailand has been sentenced in New Jersey to 25 years in prison. The federal judge on Tuesday said it was unlikely that John Wrenshall would overcome his desire to molest children. Wrenshall told the... more »