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Canadians recall blast, fine ash from 1980 volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens

It's been 45 years since the Mount St. Helens eruption in Washington state. British Columbians who were young adults at the time remember how the sky changed as the volcanic ash arrived.

Woman whose empty boat washed ashore near Nanaimo may not be aware she's considered missing: RCMP

Amber Nitchman is the registered owner of a 10-metre white sailboat found empty on Thursday. RCMP say they have received many leads but still have no clear picture of what may have happened to the 34-year-old.

2 killed, others injured after Mexican navy ship sails into Brooklyn Bridge

A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.

Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake

The video was captured by a surveillance camera on March 28 when a violent earthquake struck the southeast Asian country of Myanmar — causing widespread damage as far away as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, and killing some 3,700 people, according to Myanmar's ruling military junta. 

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