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Transportation
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Federal government faces scrutiny over bus safety standards after Ottawa crash
OTTAWA – The federal government faces questions today about its plan to increase safety on commercial buses following last week’s deadly crash in Ottawa that killed three people and injured nearly two dozen more. The fresh scrutiny comes after Transportation…
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Experts call for Transportation Safety Board to investigate Ottawa bus crash
Experts are calling on the federal transportation safety board to investigate a deadly bus crash in Ottawa to prevent similar incidents from occurring again. Ahmed Shalaby, a civil engineering professor at the University of Manitoba, said the Transportation Safety Board…
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TSB report cites fatigue in B.C. tug incident, says mate asleep while on watch
VICTORIA – A tugboat accident has the Transportation Safety Board repeating its calls for heightened awareness about the dangers of crew fatigue while at sea. There were no injuries or pollution spills when the lone mate on watch duty fell…
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No easy answers to questions swirling around fatal Ottawa bus crash: police chief
OTTAWA – The investigation into a deadly bus crash on a busy Ottawa route will not yield answers quickly, the city’s police chief said Saturday as he cautioned the public not to jump to conclusions about the events leading up…
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Wind, heat, weight all contributed to fatal B.C. plane crash say investigators
VANCOUVER – The Transportation Safety Board says no single factor led to the crash of a small plane that killed the pilot and slightly injured three passengers during a sight-seeing flight last year just north of Vancouver. The unnamed pilot,…
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‘That’s all I needed to hear:’ Truck driver in Broncos crash pleads guilty
MELFORT, Sask. – Scott Thomas was sitting nearby in the courtroom Tuesday when a truck driver pleaded guilty to every charge against him in a highway crash that killed 16 people on a junior hockey bus and left 13 players…
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Feds didn’t fully assess requirements in towing vessel contract, tribunal says
OTTAWA – Canada’s International Trade Tribunal says the federal government should reassess its decision to award a contract for two emergency towing vessels off the coast of British Columbia. The $67-million contract was awarded by Public Services and Procurement Canada…
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Contractor working on Irving land in northern New Brunswick dies
SAINT LEONARD, N.B. – A contractor working on J.D. Irving, Ltd. land in northern New Brunswick has died after his logging truck left a road in Madawaska County. Irving spokeswoman Mary Keith says the truck left a woods road roughly…
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Transport truck loaded with parcels destroyed by fire near Revelstoke, B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A transport truck loaded with parcels has gone up in flames in southeastern B.C. The RCMP say the truck was fully engulfed when crews reached it east of Revelstoke at about 8:30 p.m. It was hauling parcels…
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Safety board making recommendations after Saskatchewan plane crash
SASKATOON – Canada’s transportation safety board is scheduled to release recommendations today after a plane crash last year near a remote northern Saskatchewan community. All 25 people on board the West Wind Aviation plane escaped when it crashed near the…
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Firm says trees obstructing vision at Humboldt Broncos crash intersection
REGINA – A consulting firm says sight lines are a safety concern at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened. A 70-page safety review done for the Saskatchewan government and released Wednesday said a stand of…
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‘Ticking time bomb’ teen spared jail for attacking taxi driver with a bottle
SYDNEY, N.S. – A troubled 13-year-old Nova Scotia boy who “snapped” and attacked a taxi driver without reason or warning has been spared jail. Judge Diane McGrath said the boy’s life “was characterized by instability and turmoil” last spring when…
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Feds set new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue
OTTAWA – The federal government is enacting strict new measures to address mounting concerns about tired flight crews on commercial planes. New regulations will set lower limits for the number of hours a pilot can be in the air and…
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Father who lost son in Broncos crash wants graduated licensing in truck training
REGINA – A father who lost his son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says mandatory training in Saskatchewan for commercial semi-truck drivers is a good first step, but he wants to see more. Russ Herold, whose son Adam died…
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‘My nightmare began again’: Close call as bus carrying Humboldt crash survivor rear ended
CALGARY – A terrifying ordeal for Humboldt Broncos survivor Ryan Straschnitzki this past week as the bus carrying him home from physiotherapy was rear-ended by a truck. Straschnitzki, 19, was one of 13 survivors April 6 when a team bus…
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Halifax airport operations normalize after Boeing 747 runway overshoot
HALIFAX – The Halifax Stanfield International Airport has resumed normal operations a month after a plane overshot a runway, taking out navigational equipment and leaving a trail of debris in its wake. On Nov. 7, a Boeing 747 cargo jet…
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Worker killed by reversing CN railcar in northern New Brunswick
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. – The union that represents CN rail workers has identified the person killed at a railyard in Edmundston, N.B., as a 33-year-old father of two. Teamsters Canada says the man, whose name was not released, started working at CN…
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Fishing boat beacons would lower risks of Canada’s deadliest job: report
HALIFAX – Emergency radio beacons should be mandatory on fishing vessels in an effort to curb fatalities in Canada’s deadliest sector, a Senate committee said in a new report. The report released Thursday from the Senate Committee on Fisheries and…
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First responders attend memorial service for Rosetown volunteer firefighter
ROSETOWN, Sask. – Hundreds of first responders from across Western Canada gathered in Rosetown for a memorial service to honour a volunteer firefighter who died on the job. Darrell Morrison was struck by a truck last week while responding to…
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One in critical, non life threatening condition after school bus crash in B.C.
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – A school bus carrying a high school girls’ volleyball team has crashed on a highway in British Columbia’s Interior, injuring several people including one with critical, but non-life-threatening injuries. Cpl. Mike Halskov with BC RCMP Traffic…