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EDMONTON, Alberta, July 19 (UPI) -- Debris from a storm-damaged 26-story building smashed two trucks but no injuries were reported in Edmonton, Alberta, authorities said.
Gusts of up to 70 mph pummeled the city's CN Tower and surrounding neighborhoods Saturday night, The Edmonton Journal reported Sunday.
"At one point, dispatch told me they had 40 calls lined up," fire platoon chief Ron Norman said. "A lot of these are just people getting scared, a lot of trees come down, a lot of power lines down."
Downed power lines sparked small fires throughout the city as utility employees scrambled to handle repairs, Epcor utility spokesman Tim LeRiche said.
Rides, concerts and concessions at a city fair were shut down shortly before the storm hit with thousands of fairgoers urged to take shelter in the fairground's main buildings, Norman said.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica Monday and could be felt as far away as Panama, officials said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said.
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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
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