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Transportation
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Ottawa considered speeding up new seatbelt rule after Broncos crash: documents
The father of a teen who died in a crash that killed 16 people on a junior hockey team bus is questioning why Ottawa is waiting two years to make seatbelts on new highway buses mandatory. Documents obtained by The…
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Rail manager guilty in case of train left on B.C. mountainside without handbrakes
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A manager with Canadian Pacific Railway has been found guilty for his role in illegally parking a train carrying dangerous materials on a mountainside near Revelstoke, B.C. A B.C. provincial court judge found Tim McClelland, director of…
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Police, sheriffs vehicles, involved in sideswipe crash near Edmonton
LEDUC, Alta. – A number of people are in hospital after a highway crash involving an RCMP vehicle, two others belonging to Alberta Sheriffs and a civilian sport-utility vehicle. The accident happened around 9:00 a.m. Friday along the southbound lanes…
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No easy ride for ride hailing in B.C. as province delays implementation again
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says it will ease into allowing ride-hailing services in the province, laying the groundwork for the new rides to enter the market as early as the fall of 2019. In the meantime, Transport Minister…
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No danger after freight train derailment near Quebec Ontario border
Quebec’s public security minister offered assurances Tuesday that nothing leaked into a nearby river after a Canadian Pacific freight train derailment just east of the Ontario border. The Quebec Environment Department says 25 of the 95 rail cars derailed near…
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Some first responders from Humboldt Broncos bus crash get mental health break
WASKESIU, Sask. – Paramedic Deanndra King was on a day off, getting ready for a weekend curling bonspiel, when she got the call from her boss about an accident involving a bus. “I didn’t register the magnitude of it,” the…
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Freight train derails near Quebec Ontario border
SAINT-POLYCARPE, Que. – A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed Monday night in the town of Saint-Polycarpe, Que., just east of the Ontario border. Environment Ministry spokesman Stephane Degarie says 25 of the 95 cars derailed and there was no spill…
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On the Road
The horrific crash between a tractor trailer and a bus carrying a Saskatchewan junior hockey team on April 6 that claimed 16 lives shook Canada to the core. The accident was mind-boggling on many levels: the insanely high death toll…
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Transport Canada to make seatbelts mandatory on new highway buses by 2020
OTTAWA – Transport Canada says it will soon require all newly built highway buses to have seatbelts. The federal department said Wednesday it will make seatbelts mandatory on medium and large highway buses starting Sept. 1, 2020. “We’ve all heard…
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Calgary Stampede chuckwagon driver injured in tumble at start of race
CALGARY – A chuckwagon driver is in hospital after he fell from his rig during a race at the Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby. The Stampede says in a release that Obrey Motowylo suffered undisclosed injuries in Tuesday night’s eighth heat.…
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Parents of Humboldt Broncos player killed in crash sue truck driver, bus maker
REGINA – The family of one of the Humboldt Broncos players killed in a highway crash has filed a lawsuit alleging a semi-truck driver with inadequate training failed to stop at a flashing stop sign at a rural intersection where…
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Canada has less than half the number of cops needed to spot high drivers: chiefs
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is unlikely to reach its goal of having 2,000 officers trained to spot drug-impaired drivers when marijuana becomes legal later this year. Last fall, the agency representing about 90…
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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…