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Transportation
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No injuries or spills after five cars of freight train derail in Toronto
TORONTO – CN Rail says nobody was injured when five cars of a freight train derailed in Toronto early Sunday morning. Company spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says the train cars went off the tracks in Toronto’s east end.He says no dangerous…
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Crowd watches as backhoe rips into mangled plane after Halifax runway overrun
HALIFAX – Crews have begun tearing into the mangled Boeing 747 cargo jet that overshot a Halifax runway last week, as gawkers marvelled at the huge wreck – and how close the plane came to breaching the airport’s fence and…
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Court appearance for company owner whose truck involved in Broncos bus crash
CALGARY – The owner of a trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash appeared without a lawyer at his first court appearance Friday. Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking was represented by duty counsel, who asked the…
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Cargo plane goes off runway on landing in Halifax, sending four crew to hospital
HALIFAX – A 747 cargo plane went off the runway while landing early Wednesday at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, leaving a trail of debris and sending four crew to hospital. Airport spokeswoman Theresa Rath Spicer said the SkyLease Cargo plane…
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Investigation into northern B.C. bus crash underway but all injured released
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – RCMP investigators point to weather and slippery road conditions as possible factors in a bus crash north of Prince George, B.C., that sent 18 people to hospital. RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says there’s nothing to suggest…
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One dead after 2 planes crash in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Paramedics say one person is dead after two small planes crashed mid-air in Ottawa on Sunday morning. Ottawa police say the collision occurred over the west end of the city just after 10 a.m. Staff Sgt. Jamie Harper…
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Four seriously injured in B.C. bus crash, 12 others in stable condition
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A bus carrying workers to a sawmill crashed Thursday afternoon north of Prince George, sending 16 people to hospital, three of them in critical condition. BC Emergency Health Services says one person was in serious condition…
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Transportation Safety Board concerned about ‘pervasive’ employee fatigue
OTTAWA – Pervasive fatigue in rail, marine and air transportation is a top concern for the Transportation Safety Board. In its annual safety watch list released today, the agency that investigates transportation incidents says fatigue poses safety risks for freight…
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WorkSafeBC report cites safety failures in derailment that killed 3 workers
Decaying railroad ties and the failure of a safety mechanism to prevent a train derailment are cited in a report by British Columbia’s workers’ safety agency as factors in a crash that killed three people and injured two others. The…
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Saskatchewan promising safer highway intersections after Broncos bus crash
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government is promising to make highway intersections safer following the deadly bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. The government made the pledge Wednesday in the throne speech that opened a new session of…
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Small plane crash near Ottawa narrowly misses home, pilot in serious condition
OTTAWA – A pilot is in serious condition with a head injury in hospital this morning after his plane crashed west of Ottawa during the morning rush hour. Emergency calls came in around 8:30 a.m. that a plane had crashed…
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Responding to Spills
On February 24, two transport trucks in Toronto collided on highway 401, spilling diesel onto the road. In October 2017, a chemical spill at a recycling facility in the Greater Toronto Area saw the decontamination of more than 60 employees…
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Number of workplace deaths in Saskatchewan up by 10 compared to all of last year
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board says all organizations should be investing in safety programs following a report that shows a rising number of workplace deaths. The latest data shows there were 37 workplace deaths between Jan. 1 and…
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Final report released on Air Canada near miss at San Francisco airport
Safety officials say a near collision of airliners in San Francisco last year was a few feet from becoming the worst crash in aviation history and underscores the need for faster reporting of dangerous incidents before evidence is lost. The…
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Owner of trucking company involved in Humboldt bus crash charged
EDMONTON – The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged. Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason says Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking faces charges of non-compliance with various federal and…
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SUV limo crash raises safety concerns but industry members maintain they’re safe
TORONTO – A deadly crash involving a stretched limousine-style SUV in New York state over the weekend has put a spotlight on safety concerns around the modified vehicles, but companies in the industry maintain that they’re safe. On Saturday the…
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WestJet bans staff in ‘safety sensitive’ jobs from off duty cannabis use
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will follow the lead of rival Air Canada in banning marijuana use for staff in certain “safety-sensitive positions” even when they aren’t at work. The company says it updated its alcohol and drug…
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TSB says fatal ultra light helicopter crash happened when craft hit power line
HIGH RIVER, Alta. – A Transportation Safety Board investigation into the crash of an ultra-light helicopter in southern Alberta has determined the aircraft struck a power line. The pilot of the amateur-built Mosquito XE helicopter, whose identity was not released,…
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Case of truck driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash back in three weeks
MELFORT, Sask. – The case of a truck driver charged in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been adjourned until later this month. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who is 29, is charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death…
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Teamsters ask Manitoba medical examiner for inquest into fatal train derailment
THOMPSON, Man. – A union is calling for an inquest into the death of a railway employee in a northern Manitoba train derailment. A Hudson Bay Railway freight train went off the tracks on Sept. 15 near Ponton. The Teamsters…