Woman dies on VIA train

Medical officials from the federal and provincial governments, as well as local officials in Foleyet, Ontario have given the all clear to the remaining passengers and crew aboard a VIA Rail train bound from Vancouver to Toronto.

The train was stopped and quarantined Friday in the town northwest of Sudbury after a passenger died suddenly on-board, and six more reported feeling ill, sparking fears of an infectious outbreak among the passengers.

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It started with the sudden death of a passenger train, and Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams says after that another woman was airlifted to hospital with shortness of breath, 5 people who boarded the train in Jasper, Alberta reported flu-like symptoms, but said they'd felt them days ago, and were starting to feel better.

Tests have shown no signs of infectious disease in anyone on the train, including the woman who died, but Williams says more tests are needed to figure out how she died.

The train was expected to continue its journey to Toronto as soon as possible.

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