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1 dead, 75 injured in Canada stage collapse

Aug. 2, 2009
Organizers cancelled the closing day of a country music festival in central Alberta a day after a fierce thunderstorm caused an outdoor stage to collapse, killing one person and injuring about 75 others. Thousands of fans were camped out at the Big Valley...
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