In a country with so much space, where most of us only feel crowded when we ride an elevator, it's hard to imagine we have 7 billion people living on our planet.

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We hitched a ride on a rescue boat through an area just flooded. To understand the sheer force of this slow-moving disaster, imagine there had been just a few inches of water here for days, then in hours, it turned into a lake. Many here expected some flooding but not this.

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Selection of top online keywords, hashtags, and top stories on CTVNews.ca as of 1:30pm on CTVNews.ca

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Twitter pitfalls to avoid, how to Zombify yourself, and Trending this afternoon on CTVNews.ca.

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He's a double-Juno winner, he's recorded with Willie Nelson, he's performed at the closing Olympic ceremony in Vancouver. But it's likely you've never heard of him. His name is Derek Miller, and Seamus O'Regan had a chance to interview him for tonight's 'Canadian Originals' segment on CTV National News.

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So we all know performers who are advanced in years but are still rocking the mic every now and again. But when you're rockin' the charts and YouTube well into your 80s, there's gotta be something in the water!

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Trending this afternoon on CTVNews.ca. Selection of Top online keywords, top emerging stories, most read stories of the day so far and notable Retweets and @ Mentions on Twitter.

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Stunning news this afternoon that Maple Leaf Foods is closing about 10 of its plants. Kitchener, Ont. is my hometown and I can tell you, closing Schneider's meat-processing plant has shocked the city.

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