Canadian Natural Resources fined $10,000 following 2007 accident that killed two
Two workers were killed and five were injured when cables holding up a roof support structure snapped at an Alberta oil sands project in 2007.
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US Republicans pass bill to block last minute Obama regulations on coal
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