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Beavers may have caused fatal train derailment in Manitoba: safety board
THOMPSON, Man. – A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have contributed to the train derailment in northern Manitoba that left one railway worker dead and another injured. The train went off the tracks on a washed-out trestle bridge…
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Federal government accelerates phase out of rupture prone rail tankers
OTTAWA – The federal government is speeding up the timelines for the removal of rupture-prone tank cars from Canadian railroads. Ottawa has taken steps to phase out certain types of tank cars following the deadly train derailment and explosions in…
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Following review, military police reopening 23 ‘unfounded’ sexual assault cases
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces is re-opening nearly two-dozen cases of alleged sexual assault after reviewing dozens of files previously dismissed by military police as “unfounded.” The move comes nearly 18 months after authorities revealed that nearly one in…
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Former Halifax firefighter to have discrimination case heard in full by board
HALIFAX – A former Halifax firefighter will have her gender discrimination complaints heard in full by a human rights board of inquiry. Kathy Symington alleges she experienced more than 16 years of discrimination and harassment on the job. During a…
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Fuel from derailed locomotive in Manitoba leaks into river, clean up underway
WINNIPEG – A train that derailed in northern Manitoba on Saturday that killed a railway worker is leaking diesel fuel into the Metishto River. Manitoba Sustainable Development says the fuel is from one of the locomotives. The province says spill…
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Erin Weir asking for external body to review harassment investigation
OTTAWA – Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir says he wants an external appeal of the harassment investigation about him earlier this year, arguing he was not afforded due process. In a statement today, Weir says he wants an outside authority such…
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New Brunswick New Democrats pledge to improve daily lives of workers
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – New Brunswick’s New Democrat leader says her party is committed to improving the daily lives of workers. Jennifer McKenzie says an NDP government would create a greater emphasis on a culture of safety in every workplace…
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Search on for two missing fishermen after boat capsizes off P.E.I.
TIGNISH, P.E.I. – Aircraft, boats and shoreline crews were searching waters off Prince Edward Island’s north shore Wednesday for two fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized in heavy seas and rain. “Our focus is on the search and to…
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N.S. introduces legislation to restrict possession and sale of body armour
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia has become the latest province to introduce a law to restrict the possession and sale of body armour. Justice Minister Mark Furey said the new legislation is aimed at protecting police and other law enforcement officers,…
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RCMP call in OPP, watchdog to probe alleged assaults linked to hydro projects
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP have called in outside investigators to probe historical alleged assaults linked to hydro projects in the province’s north, but First Nations leaders say the government should still commit to an inquiry. A report released last month…
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All but one of 10 workers injured in crash between bus and truck out of hospital
One person remains in hospital following a collision at a rural Saskatchewan intersection that left a bus carrying pipeline workers on its side in the ditch. Ten workers were injured when the school-type bus collided with a semi-truck hauling canola…
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One worker dead after being trapped in derailed train in Manitoba
THOMPSON, Man. – A railway worker has died and another suffered serious injuries after rescuers spent hours trying to free them from the wreckage of a derailment in northern Manitoba. The Arctic Gateway Group, which recently purchased the Hudson Bay…
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Ombudsman mulls new probe after three Ontario police suicides
TORONTO – Ontario’s ombudsman is mulling whether to take another look at how provincial police deal with officers who suffer serious stress on the job and, in some cases, end up killing themselves. In a statement on Tuesday, Paul Dube…
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Man in custody, two Mounties injured, after double chase near Edmonton
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – A pair of Edmonton-area RCMP officers were injured overnight while trying to stop a man suspected of pulling off two robberies. Mounties say they tried to stop a suspect entering Sherwood Park after he had allegedly…
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Erin Weir to seek NDP nomination despite ousting over harassment complaints
SURREY, B.C. – Member of Parliament Erin Weir says he’ll seek the NDP nomination in his riding again despite being removed from the party’s caucus after an investigation upheld harassment complaints. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has stood firm in his…
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Crews ‘aggressively’ fight wildfire that threatened Trail, B.C. hospital
TRAIL, B.C. – Wildfire crews in southeastern British Columbia hope to make short work of a blaze that broke out late Tuesday and burned within a few hundred metres of the hospital in Trail. The Kootenay Boundary Regional District says…
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Man facing 32 charges in string of 11 Toronto area gas station robberies
Toronto police say a 25-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing 32 charges in connection with 11 alleged robberies from gas stations. Investigators say the thefts occurred in Toronto and Peel region between Aug. 14 and Sept. 7 of this…
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Canadian military seeks to reassure allies as legalized marijuana draws near
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces has sought to reassure allies about the pending legalization of marijuana amid questions in other capitals about the potential impact on future military operations. The outreach follows last week’s release of a new military…
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Paramedic spots part of plane that went missing in B.C. 10 months ago
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Clear weather and “a split-second glimpse of something” that didn’t belong among the trees led to the discovery of a plane that went missing last November in southeastern B.C., says a critical care paramedic who spotted the…
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Unifor video that names, shames replacement workers sparks debate
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.- A union video that identifies replacement workers who crossed the picket line during an ongoing lockout in Gander, N.L., has prompted a debate over the ethics of naming and shaming such workers. The minute-long video titled “meet…