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Transportation
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B.C. trucker pleads guilty to lesser charges in fatal Manitoba crash
WINNIPEG – A semi-trailer truck driver from British Columbia who was involved in a Manitoba collision that killed two people has pleaded guilty to a pair of careless driving charges. Gurjant Singh, who is in his mid-20s, was initially charged…
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Crew of runaway grain train in Manitoba improperly trained: report
MINNEDOSA, Man. – A Winnipeg newspaper says it’s learned that a train with more than 100 loaded grain cars careened down a hill through the southwestern Manitoba town of Minnedosa last year. The Free Press also says federal investigators have…
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N.S. RCMP officer injured after out of control vehicle hits his SUV
FALL RIVER, N.S. – A Nova Scotia Mountie was injured when his SUV was hit by an out-of-control motorist at the scene of a separate collision. RCMP say the officer was treated for minor injuries at hospital and released. The…
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Via Rail says no one injured as passenger train derails in New Brunswick
HALIFAX – A Halifax-bound Via Rail train derailed Thursday in New Brunswick, but the rail carrier says there were no injuries to the 94 passengers and 15 crew. Via said in a statement that two cars on Train 14 out…
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N.S. woman plans constitutional challenge of roadside cannabis test
HALIFAX – A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose licence was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says his firm will use the case to launch a constitutional challenge of Canada’s revamped impaired driving laws. Jack Lloyd…
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Legacies of Broncos bus crash include truck safety, seatbelts and organ donation
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured a year ago when a semi-truck and a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided in rural Saskatchewan. An inexperienced truck driver who blew a stop sign,…
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One dead, one in critical condition after plane crash north of Kenora: police
KENORA, Ont. – Police in northern Ontario say one person is dead and another is in serious condition after a small plane crashed north of Kenora, Ont. Provincial police say the crash took place on Saturday afternoon on Snowshoe Lake,…
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‘It still knocks you down:’ First responders reflect on Humboldt Broncos crash
When Brian Starkell drives a particular stretch of highway in Saskatchewan, his stomach drops as he approaches the intersection that changed so many lives. The Nipawin fire chief says he still has flashbacks to the 911 call that came in…
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One person in critical condition after train hits vehicle in Chatham Kent, Ont.
CHATHAM-KENT, Ont. – Via Rail says one of its trains struck a vehicle in southwestern Ontario on Sunday, sending one person to hospital in critical condition. A spokeswoman for the Crown corporation says Train 76 from Windsor to Toronto struck…
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Incident draws attention to in flight harassment and airline response
MONTREAL – In the wake of an onboard incident where flight attendants and bystanders acted swiftly to deal with alleged sexual harassment, Canada’s two biggest airlines say their crews are trained to handle passengers who pose a threat – though…
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B.C. legislature committee calls for no regulatory roadblocks to ride hailing
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in British Columbia this year following the release of an all-party committee report Tuesday that recommends few government restrictions on the services. “We committed to get this done,” Horgan said at…
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B.C. ferry hits dock at terminal, disrupts service but causes no injuries
VICTORIA – A British Columbia ferry loaded with passengers and vehicles bound for the Sunshine Coast was involved in a docking accident. BC Ferries says in a statement no injuries to passengers or crew were reported when the Queen of…
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Boeing to make safety feature standard on troubled Max jets
Boeing will make standard on its troubled new airliner a safety feature that might have helped the crew of a jet that crashed shortly after takeoff last year in Indonesia, killing everyone on board. The equipment, which had been offered…
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Safety board investigates collision of two ships in Vancouver Harbour
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board has deployed a team of investigators after a bulk carrier and cargo ship collided in Vancouver Harbour. The safety board said Monday the collision occurred just after midnight on Sunday and involved the…
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British Airways flight makes emergency landing in N.L. after heat detected in cargo
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A British Airways flight with 209 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in St. John’s, N.L., early this morning after its crew detected heat in a cargo hold. Police say they were…
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Operations largely back to normal at Toronto’s Pearson airport after fire
TORONTO – Operations at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport had largely returned to normal Monday morning after a fire the night before triggered an evacuation and major flight disruptions. The airport said on its Twitter feed that both Terminal 1 and…
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Garneau to update Canada’s position on Boeing 737 Max 8 as pressure mounts
OTTAWA – Transport Minister Marc Garneau is set to update Ottawa’s position on the Boeing 737 Max 8, the aircraft that crashed in Ethiopia, and whether Canada will fall in line with other nations that have grounded the planes. Garneau…
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10 years after Cougar chopper crash, families stress issue of workplace safety
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Every March, Lori Chynn makes the same journey across Newfoundland, travelling from her Deer Lake home on the island’s west coast to lay a wreath by a stretch of fence in St. John’s. Ten years ago,…
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More Canadians identified as victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash
A senior UN official and a New Brunswick forester were among the 18 Canadians who died Sunday when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 aboard. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees said one of…
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Railway accidents increased seven per cent in 2018 but fatalities fell: TSB report
OTTAWA – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the number of railway accidents increased by seven per cent last year including those involving dangerous goods, but there were fewer fatalities. There were 1,170 accidents, up from 1,091 in 2017…