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Transportation
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Toronto lawyer files complaint against WestJet, says he was racially profiled
TORONTO – The Canadian Transportation Agency is investigating a complaint from a Toronto lawyer who claims he was racially profiled by WestJet. Selwyn Pieters, who is black, says the incident happened when he was trying to check in for a…
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Looked at every aspect:’ Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck faces 29 criminal charges in a fatal collision that killed 16 people, including 10 players, with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Thirteen other players were injured. RCMP say Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, is…
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Safety board chair says more needs to be done five years after Lac Megantic
OTTAWA – The head of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says much has been accomplished five years after the Lac-Megantic train derailment in which 47 people were killed, but more remains to be done. Kathleen Fox, the board’s chair,…
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One dead after highway crash involving four tractor trailers in Trenton, Ont.
TRENTON, Ont. – Provincial police say one person is dead after a crash involving four tractor trailers on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario. Police say officers responded to a call of a multiple-vehicle collision in Trenton, Ont., on the eastbound…
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TSB calls for update to railway employee training, qualification rules
TORONTO – The federal agency responsible for transportation policies across the country must modernize training and qualification rules for railway employees to help staff keep up with evolving industry practices and technology, Canada’s transport safety watchdog said Wednesday. The Transportation…
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One dead, four injured in multi vehicle crash on B.C. highway
CLEARWATER, B.C. – Police say one person has died following a multi-vehicle crash in the B.C. Interior. The RCMP say emergency crews were called Thursday night after four vehicles collided on Highway 5 in Little Fort. Investigators have determined that…
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Police chief calls for mass casualty plan in Saskatchewan after Broncos crash
Police chief calls for mass casualty plan in Saskatchewan after Broncos crash REGINA – A retired police chief wants the coroner’s office in Saskatchewan to develop a plan for responding to mass casualties like the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Former Saskatoon…
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Provincial police lay nearly 700 charges against truckers during 24 hour blitz
ORILLIA, Ont. – Provincial police say they laid nearly 700 charges against transport truck drivers during a day-long blitz on Ontario’s roads last week. Police partnered with the Ministry of Transportation and stopped a total of 1,692 trucks over the 24-hour…
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Search continues for three missing fishermen off coast of Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. – The search continues for three missing First Nations fishermen whose boat sank off the coast of Tofino. While the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre has scaled back its search and handed the case over to Tofino RCMP as…
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No injuries, no spills after train derails in Quebec’s Saguenay region
CHAMBORD, Que. – The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a train derailment that occurred about 250 kilometres north of Quebec City late Saturday night. Quebec provincial police says three cars went off the rails at about 11:20 p.m. near Chambord,…
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Toronto transit passenger injured by sudden braking dies in hospital, police say
TORONTO – Toronto police say an 82-year-old woman who was seriously injured when a bus braked suddenly has died. The incident happened on a bus operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in the city’s east end on the morning of…
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Train carrying crude oil derails near Red Deer airport, one car leaking
SPRINGBROOK, Alta. – A Canadian Pacific Railway train has derailed near the Red Deer, Alta., airport. Blackfalds RCMP said they responded to a report of a seven-car train derailment along Highway 2A between Springbrook and Mackenzie Road around 4:45 p.m.…
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Two men dead after fishing boats collided near Beach Point, P.E.I.
BEACH POINT, P.E.I. – Police say two men are dead following a collision between two lobster boats Saturday morning in southeastern Prince Edward Island. Const. Tara McBride of the RCMP says one boat was on its way back to shore…
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Police say 24 in hospital after highway bus crash in eastern Ontario
PRESCOTT, Ont. – A bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed into a rock cut Monday in eastern Ontario, sending at least 24 people to hospital, four with life-threatening injuries, provincial police said. Const. Suzanne Runciman said the bus was carrying about…
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Second mate fell asleep on grounded tug off Vancouver Island: TSB report
VANCOUVER – The Transportation Safety Board says the second mate on a tug that ran aground off Vancouver Island missed a planned change of course because he fell asleep while he was alone on watch. About 107,000 litres of diesel…
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TSB investigates after CP Rail freight train derails west of Winnipeg
ROSSER, Man. – A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train has derailed west if Winnipeg, apparently during a thunderstorm. The company says 13 train cars went off the tracks around 6 p.m. Tuesday near Rosser. CP Rail says no one was…
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Alberta Mounties make arrest in 2017 gas and dash that killed station owner
THORSBY, Alta. – Alberta RCMP have made an arrest in the gas-and-dash death of a gas station owner. Ki Yun Jo was struck and killed outside his Fas Gas station in Thorsby last October. Police said the 54-year-old had tried to…
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Saskatchewan pilot charged with impaired flying following crash landing
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – A pilot in southern Saskatchewan who walked away from a crash landing of a small plane has been charged with impaired flying. RCMP say a Cessna took off from a back road Tuesday evening near Swift…
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Homes evacuated due to hydrochloric acid spill on Alberta highway
BOYLE, Alta. – A highway detour is in place and homes have been evacuated due to a crash involving a semi hauling hydrochloric acid northeast of Edmonton. RCMP say the rig was the only vehicle involved in the crash and…
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OPP officer suffers minor injuries in collision in South Cayuga, Ont.
SOUTH CAYUGA, Ont. – Provincial police say an officer suffered minor injuries when a cruiser collided with another vehicle in South Cayuga, Ont. OPP say the crash occurred in an intersection at about 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday. They say the…