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The 12.5-kilometre rail bypass in Lac-Megantic was supposed to help the town heal from the collective trauma of the disaster. But 10 years after the tragedy, work has yet to begin, and the bypass has become a source of division and anger rather than unity. 4

The bar that became the epicentre of the deadly train disaster that struck Lac-Megantic, Que., 10 years ago marked the sombre anniversary on Friday in much the same way it spent the hours leading up to the tragedy: with music, laughter and even joy. 9

The community of Lac-Megantic, Que., gathered for a commemorative mass on Thursday to mark the 10-year anniversary of the rail disaster that killed 47 people and destroyed parts of the town centre. 9

Ten years after the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, disputes remain over municipal plans.

Experts with Quebec's Environment Department will be deployed in the coming weeks to study the rehabilitation of the river near Lac Megantic since a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded 10 years ago, killing 47 people and destroying parts of downtown. 5

Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number of railcars carrying hazardous materials through their town will lead to another disaster. 9

Residents who will lose land after the federal government expropriates properties in and around Lac-Megantic, Que., for rail bypass say they are mulling a legal challenge. 1

Some Lac-Megantic residents will have their land expropriated to allow for the construction of a rail bypass, the Government of Canada confirmed on Wednesday. The announcement from federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek was shared in a news release Wednesday evening. 2

Transport Canada is unable to say whether the portion of a cracked rail near downtown Lac-Mégantic met safety standards. The rail was repaired last week, but a citizens' group remains concerned as the town prepares to commemorate 10 years since the tragedy. 2

Ten years after a train derailment killed 47 people, the Quebec municipality of Lac-Mégantic is organizing various activities from July 4 to 8 commemorating the disaster. 3

Quebec filmmaker Philippe Falardeau says that through the four-year process of making his new docuseries about the Lac-Megantic train derailment disaster he had to be talked down from abandoning the project more than once. 3

The three representatives of some 4,500 members of a class-action suit against Canadian Pacific (CP) in connection with the Lac-Megantic train disaster are not giving up: they are appealing the Superior Court decision in December that exonerated the rail carrier for its role in the tragedy.

A Quebec Superior Court judge says Canadian Pacific Railway is not liable in the 2013 Lac-Megantic, Que., railway disaster that killed 47 people.

Ottawa has announced a new public consultation on the potential impact on wetlands caused by the Lac-Mégantic bypass project. 3

The community of Lac-Megantic is marking the ninth anniversary of the train disaster that killed 47 people and disfigured its downtown on July 6, 2013. 2

Some of the victims of the Lac-Mégantic train disaster covered by the distribution of $39 million have not yet cashed their cheques. 2

Ottawa announced the start of a public consultations on Friday in a new step in the development of the Lac-Megantic bypass.

Quebec can now move forward with its intention to redistribute $39 million to those impacted by the Lac-Mégantic train derailment in July 2013. 3

Precisely seven years after the railway tragedy that decimated dozens of its families, the City of Lac-Megantic will inaugurate the Espace Mémoire Monday.

The sixth anniversary of the rail disaster in Lac-Megantic, Que., will be marked this weekend with events aimed at remembering those who were lost and recognizing how the community has grown since the tragedy.