5 d. ago Senator Patrick Brazeau recovering from ‘dizzy spell’ that caused collapse

Sen. Patrick Brazeau rose to speak during debate in the Senate on the government's major projects bill before falling sideways to the floor.

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5 d. ago Brazeau recovering after collapsing in Senate Wednesday due to ’dizzy spell’

OTTAWA — A Senate spokesman says Sen. Patrick Brazeau is recovering after a “dizzy spell” made him “briefly lose consciousness” Tuesday during debate in the Senate on the government’s major projects bill. The 50-year-old Independent senator rose to speak before falling sideways to the floor just after 4 p.m. yesterday. The Senate spokesman says Brazeau […]

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5 d. ago Brazeau collapses in Senate, staff says he appears to be recovering

OTTAWA — Senate debate on the federal government’s major projects bill was briefly suspended after a senator collapsed on the floor of the chamber. Sen. Patrick Brazeau rose to speak before collapsing sideways onto the floor, though a Senate spokesman said that he appears to be recovering follow an examination by paramedics. Speaker Raymonde Gagne […]

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5 d. ago Sen. Patrick Brazeau collapses while speaking during Senate debate on major projects bill

Brazeau was speaking about Bill C-5, the controversial legislation that would grant Ottawa sweeping new powers to fast-track project permits amid the U.S. trade war

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last month 7 killed after explosions caused 2 bridges in western Russia to collapse

Explosions caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts. In one of the incidents, seven people were killed and dozens were injured. The first bridge, in the Bryansk region on the border with Ukraine, collapsed on top of a passenger […]

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last month Bridge collapse causes train to derail in Russia, killing at least 7 people, officials say

MOSCOW — A passenger train derailed in western Russia late Saturday after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as “illegal interference.” Officials said at least seven people were killed and 30 injured. The bridge in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged “as a result of illegal interference in transport operations,” […]

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