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Transportation
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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…
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Huntsville man killed while putting tire chains on commercial vehicle
MAGNETAWAN, Ont. – Provincial police say an accident involving a commercial vehicle has claimed the life of a 24-year-old Huntsville, Ont., man. It happened Friday morning in Magnetawan, Ont, just north of Huntsville. Police say the man, identified as Devin…
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Liberals pass fast tracking motion on Canada Post back to work bill
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament sat late into the night Friday as the Liberal government put a rush on legislation ordering postal workers back to work. The push came as Ottawa, as well as smaller towns in Ontario and British…
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Workplace accident kills Canadian Pacific train conductor in Calgary: union
CALGARY – The Teamsters Canada union says a train conductor employed by Canadian Pacific Railway died earlier this week following a workplace accident in Calgary. The union says the accident occurred on CP rail tracks that run adjacent to 9th…
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B.C. government says demand, safety behind long awaited riding hailing plan
VICTORIA – Ride-hailing could take another year to become a reality in British Columbia after legislation was introduced Monday that Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says balances consumer demand and public safety. She said ride-hailing companies could be operating by next…
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One of two runways at Halifax airport remains closed after plane skids off it
HALIFAX – One of the two runways at Halifax’s international airport remains closed after a cargo plane skidded off it almost two weeks ago, causing delays and flight cancellations. Airport spokeswoman Theresa Rath Spicer said the secondary runway has been…
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Two dead after small plane crashes at Brantford Municipal Airport: police
BRANT COUNTY, Ont. – Provincial police say two people are dead after a small plane crashed at a municipal airport in Brant County, Ont. They say officers were called to the airport at 8 a.m. Tuesday to respond to a…