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WestJet faces criticism for asking passengers to film flight attendants at work
MONTREAL – WestJet Airlines Inc. is facing criticism after asking some of its frequent flyers to videotape the service provided by its flight attendants and those of its chief competitor. The Calgary-based airline said it asked 14 customers over a…
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Airline involved in Saskatchewan crash can fly passengers again:Transport Canada
FOND DU LAC, Sask. – The airline that operated the plane that crashed in northern Saskatchewan in December with 25 people on board has been cleared to resume flying passengers. Transport Canada suspended West Wind Aviation’s air operator certificate after…
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Montreal’s transit workers vote 99 per cent in favour of pressure tactics
Montreal bus and subway drivers have voted 99 per cent in favour of pressure tactics that may include a general strike as their union and the city’s transit company work toward a new contract. Their union, which is affiliated with…
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One dead after collision between sedan, empty school bus south of London, Ont.
CENTRAL ELGIN, Ont. – Provincial police say one person is dead after a collision between a sedan and school bus that wasn’t carrying children in southern Ontario. The crash happened on a rural road south of London, Ont., Thursday morning.…
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Small aircraft makes emergency landing in field near Vancouver, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Police say a small aircraft has made an emergency landing in a field outside of Vancouver. Ridge Meadows RCMP say only the pilot was on board when the plane came down near 203 Street and Golden…
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Provinces need more info about marijuana impairment testing technology: B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia may have unveiled its plan for regulating recreational marijuana, but the enforcement and testing for drug-impaired driving remains hazy. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says the provinces need to hear “ASAP” from the federal government about what…
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Changes to truck driver training gaining traction: industry group
REGINA – The head of a national trucking group says it’s encouraging that more provinces are seeing the need for mandatory standardized training for drivers. There are no minimum training requirements in the industry outside of Ontario, said Stephen Laskowski…
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Pilot likely disoriented in plane crash that killed former Alberta premier
CALGARY – The Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a plane that crashed, killing former Alberta premier Jim Prentice, was probably disoriented while flying in the dark, but investigators will never know for sure because the aircraft didn’t have…
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Safety board to release report on plane crash that killed Jim Prentice
CALGARY – The Transportation Safety Board is to release a report today on the plane crash that killed former Alberta premier Jim Prentice and three other men. The Cessna Citation jet went down shortly after takeoff from Kelowna, B.C., on…
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Former pilot asks to be reinstated after quitting over alleged gender dispute
OTTAWA – A former pilot is asking the Canadian Human Rights Commission to resurrect her “lifelong dream” to fly for a major airline – an ambition she abandoned five years ago after she was allegedly discriminated against by an Air…
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Plane not de iced before crash near remote Saskatchewan community: safety board
FOND DU LAC, Sask. – Investigators say a plane that crashed near a remote northern Saskatchewan community last year had ice on it when it took off. All 25 people on board the West Wind Aviation plane escaped the wreckage…
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Investigators look at engine wear and tear in jet tragedy
PHILADELPHIA – The investigation into a deadly engine failure on a Southwest jet is focusing on whether wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap off, triggering a catastrophic chain of events that killed a passenger and broke a…
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B.C. police officer dies 30 years after car accident put him in a coma
Victoria police Const. Ian Jordan died in hospital Wednesday after spending 30 years in a coma caused by his cruiser crashing into another police vehicle racing towards same call. Retired Sgt. Ole Jorgensen vividly remembers the crash that sent his…
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Alberta suspends certificate of trucking company involved in Broncos crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – A Calgary trucking company that owns the semi truck that collided with the Humboldt Broncos bus and killed 15 people has been ordered to keep its vehicles off the road. A spokesman with Alberta Transportation says Adesh…
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Canadian trucker sentenced for fatal crash in Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. A Canadian trucker has been sentenced for careless driving in the death of a Saskatchewan man in Montana last year. The Great Falls Tribune reports Jaroslav Kleberc of Bell Island, Newfoundland, was sentenced Friday to six months…
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Investigating Humboldt team bus crash likely to be a long process, experts say
MONTREAL – The investigation into a deadly crash that killed 15 people in northeastern Saskatchewan last Friday will be a long and painstaking one, according to several collision experts. Retired RCMP collision analyst Rob Creasser says months of work could…
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Not known what caused Saskatchewan bus crash that killed 15: RCMP
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – Investigators are still trying to piece together what happened when a tractor-trailer collided with a hockey team bus at a Saskatchewan highway intersection in a horrific crash that killed 15 people, including players and the coach of…
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Three collisions involving school buses worry Ontario provincial police
Three separate crashes involving school buses in the last two days, including one that left a motorist dead, have Ontario provincial police pleading for drivers to pay more attention. The fatality occurred in good weather Thursday morning, when a sport…
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Coroner investigating worker’s death at New Westminster truck trailer facility
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating a worker’s death at a truck-trailer loading facility in New Westminster, B.C. Coroners’ spokesman Andy Watson said the incident occurred Friday morning and WorkSafeBC says it appears the…
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Man sues cops, transit authority after being pinned to pavement, alleges racial profiling
TORONTO – A young black man and his mother have launched a lawsuit against Toronto police and the city’s transit authority, alleging he was a victim of racial profiling when officers and fare inspectors pinned him to the ground on…