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Montreal - Police say a minivan found in downtown Montreal loaded with guns and explosives likely belonged to an organized crime group. A section of the city's downtown was cordoned off for several hours on Tuesday and 300 people were ordered out of office buildings in the area after police received a tip about the van. Inside the van, police found 15 guns and as much as 135 kilograms of explosives. The firearms included automatic weapons, semi-automatic machine guns and handguns Toronto - Police in Toronto shot and killed a man who was holding a woman hostage outside Toronto's Union Station on Wednesday morning. The man, armed with a gun, took a woman hostage outside the train station minutes after a woman was shot in a nearby food court. The shooting victim was taken to hospital. She was reportedly conscious when she arrived at hospital. The hostage-taker was reportedly agitated and moving erratically before he was hit by a single shot from a police sharpshooter. Vancouver - A train heading for Vancouver from Los Angeles is carrying elderly activists hoping to convince the U.S. government that drug prices are too high south of the border. The group wants the U.S. federal government to reduce the cost of pharmaceutical drugs to Medicare patients and others by allowing a national bulk-purchasing program.
