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EDMONTON — A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Europe next week for the annual NATO leaders' summit.

WEKWEÈTÌ, N.W.T. — Residents of a community north of Yellowknife are returning home after the territories' wildfire agency decided a wildfire burning near the community is now under control.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... B.C. port strike still unresolved The strike at more than 30 British Columbia ports enters its fourth day this morning.

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. — Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que.

VANCOUVER — Talks to end a strike at British Columbia's ports have stalled with both sides accusing the other of being unreasonable.

MONTREAL — The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in dry areas along James Bay.

SAGUENAY, Que. — The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the water, provincial police said Monday.

HALIFAX — The company behind the submersible that imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic ignored key principles that guide organizations working in high-risk environments, experts in emergency management say.

MONTREAL — The Canada Border Services Agency says one of the country's busiest border crossings is back open after a three hour closure. The CBSA said in a post on Twitter shortly before 8 a.m.