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CBCNews.ca gives you the latest updates on the investigation into two explosions that hit near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

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So, we will recover and repair. We will grieve our losses and heal. We will rise, and we will endure.

by Charlie Baker via twitter 4/18/2013 4:02:33 PM
Nothing can defeat the heart of this city. Nothing. Nothing will take us down because we take care of one another. #OneBoston

by Mayor Tom Menino via twitter 4/18/2013 5:17:47 PM
Boston Public Health still offering counselling for those affected by marathon at downtown location.

by John Rieti via twitter 4/18/2013 5:19:33 PM
This is Boston, a city with the courage, compassion and strength that knows no bounds. #OneBoston

by Mayor Tom Menino via twitter 4/18/2013 5:19:46 PM
Trying to find out Boston's medical costs is tricky. Esp. for a Canadian. Any suggestions @AHCJ_Pia @Atul_Gawande

by John Rieti via twitter 4/18/2013 5:21:35 PM
RT @CBCCommunity: Canadian runners lace up for Boston - Your Community http://cbc.sh/67tWMaE

by John Rieti via twitter 4/18/2013 5:26:41 PM
For the media: all media vehicles on Commonwealth Ave median will be relocated to the Boston Common. Thanks for your cooperation.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/18/2013 6:28:17 PM
All streets around the Cathedral of the Holy Cross are now open.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/18/2013 6:29:29 PM
RT @Boston_Police: FBI-scheduled a 5PM news conference at Sheraton Hotel

by David Common via twitter 4/18/2013 7:23:15 PM
FBI Presser at Sheraton Hotel at 39 Dalton St.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/18/2013 7:23:58 PM
At the Boylston memorial a man has taken it upon himself to rearrange the flowers. He gives kids flowers, let's them each may one down.

by John Rieti via twitter 4/18/2013 7:26:03 PM
Nothing can tear down the resilience of this city and its people. http://ow.ly/i/1VenA #OneBoston

by Mayor Tom Menino via twitter 4/18/2013 8:26:02 PM
RT @cnnbrk: Federal law enforcement official says the 2 suspects stayed at scene to watch the #Boston carnage unfold. http://on.cnn.com/175CKDq

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 1:00:49 AM
Just met MIT student who claims to have taken picture of officer down.

by John Rieti via twitter 4/19/2013 4:08:50 AM
#MediaAdvisory - Media staging to be held at 550 Arsenal Street in Watertown (Target parking lot). Media should set up @ that location.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 7:35:44 AM
Media at the scene should locate to 550 Arsenal Street.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 7:36:55 AM
#CommunityAlert: Residents of Watertown asked to stay indoors. Do not answer door unless instructed by a police officer.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 7:43:06 AM
RT @Boston_Police: #CommunityAlert: Residents of Watertown asked to stay indoors. Do not answer door unless instructed by a police officer.

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 7:44:54 AM
Dozens of police dog vehicles pouring into Watertown for manhunt. #bostonmarathon

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 9:35:05 AM
Counted at least 100 police vehicles arriving for massive manhunt. #bostonmarathon http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIM8iS3CMAAwWbb.jpg

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 9:35:07 AM
All MBTA service has been suspended until further notice

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 9:44:06 AM
#CommunityAlert: Residents of Watertown reminded to stay indoors as search for 2nd suspect (see picture) continues. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINJK4ICAAAfCtk.jpg

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 9:48:18 AM
#CommunityAlert: Vehicle traffic in and out of Watertown suspended.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 9:49:24 AM
AP is reporting the surviving Boston bomb suspect has been identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass.

by CBC News 4/19/2013 10:55:00 AM
From @BostonGlobe: Boston Marathon bombing suspects were brothers, federal law enforcement official says.

by CBC News 4/19/2013 11:03:33 AM
For residents in the area of Comm and Charlesgate, police will be conducting a controlled detonation.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 11:08:43 AM
RT @AmtrakNEC: Due to police activity, Amtrak service is temporarily suspended between Boston and Providence, R.I.

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 11:15:42 AM
What a difference a night and some information makes. #Boston

by John Rieti via twitter 4/19/2013 11:55:28 AM
Interactive map on what we know about the Boston manhunt so far: www.cbc.ca

by CBC News 4/19/2013 11:56:32 AM
Hotel manager: people are calm and quiet. Huge contrast with drama in Watertown. #boston

by John Rieti via twitter 4/19/2013 1:02:30 PM
The FBI has released a new photo of the second Boston bombing suspect being pursued in the current manhunt.

by CBC News 4/19/2013 1:05:07 PM
Police at gunpoint searching man #Watertown http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2aJLCMAAxBzT.jpg

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 1:05:53 PM
New Hampshire SWAT and police now called in to #Boston http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIOMCH0CQAARfjz.jpg

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 2:40:22 PM
Just saw what looked like a Coast Guard helicopter landing near Back Bay.

by John Rieti via twitter 4/19/2013 2:41:59 PM
UPDATE: Vehicle (MA Plate: 316-ES9) found unoccupied. Car being processed for evidence by authorities. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIOMZMsCUAIi5L6.jpg

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 2:42:01 PM
Chatting with Memphis resident @johnlangon on Boylston Street, he's one of few out looking around the neighbourhood today.

by John Rieti via twitter 4/19/2013 2:43:56 PM
Taxi service in the City of Boston has been restored.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 2:48:30 PM
#CommunityAlert: Per Mass State Police: "60% of the search is done but there is still more work to be done."

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 4:41:05 PM
The stay indoors request stays in place due to continuing developments. Only allow uniformed, identified, officers into your home.

by Charlie Baker via twitter 4/19/2013 4:42:10 PM
People run out of their house as SWAT teams search for suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev in Watertown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)

by Timothy Neesam 4/19/2013 4:43:51 PM
#CommunityAlert: Chief Ed Deveau thanks Watertown residents for their exceptional patience & cooperation.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 4:44:57 PM
#CommunityAlert: Gov Patrick asks residents to remain safe & inside as search for suspect continues.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 4:47:39 PM
#CommunityAlert: Per State Police – expect a controlled explosion later in the day on Norfolk Street in Cambridge.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 5:20:54 PM
by timothy.neesamon Apr 19, 2013 at 5:20 PM
A Massachusetts state trooper watches other troopers line up at the Watertown Mall. Thousands of police are involved in the search for bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

by Timothy Neesam 4/19/2013 5:22:20 PM
MASS official to Bostonians: if you are at work, please leave, go home. Do not stay at work.

by David Common via twitter 4/19/2013 5:32:13 PM