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U.S. safety officials fault Air Canada pilots for last year’s near disaster
United States federal safety officials blame two Air Canada pilots for coming within three to six metres of crashing their jetliner into a plane on the ground last year in San Francisco. The Air Canada pilots were apparently confused because…
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Man apologizes for yelling vulgar phrase at Halifax reporter during broadcast
HALIFAX – A female reporter says she’s satisfied by a restorative justice process that saw a man apologize for yelling a vulgar phrase at her. CTV Atlantic’s Heather Butts was broadcasting live from a Halifax pub on the World Junior…
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‘Traumatic event:’ Edmonton bus driver stabbed up to 13 times, teen arrested
EDMONTON – The head of a local transit union says an Edmonton bus driver was stabbed up to 13 times after he refused a ride to a passenger. The 65-year old driver was taken to hospital with multiple injuries in…
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Hospital security guards facing increased violence due to meth crisis: union
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba union representing security officers in the province’s hospitals says they are facing more violent patients and dangerous situations because of a methamphetamine crisis. Michelle Gawronsky, president of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, says it’s…
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Veterans Affairs ordered to take second look before supporting vets’ relatives
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government sought to defuse weeks of outrage by ordering officials to adopt a more critical eye before approving funds and services for the family member of veterans – particularly relatives convicted of serious crimes. Yet it…
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Family of Indigenous man shot by Saskatchewan RCMP wants answers from inquest
REGINA – The family of an Indigenous man killed by Saskatchewan RCMP says they hope an inquest will tell them why police felt the need to open fire. A coroner’s inquest into Brydon Whitstone’s death is to be heard from…
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CN cuts cheque to help cover cost of fighting Winnipeg brush fires
WINNIPEG – Canadian National Railway says it’s sending a cheque to the City of Winnipeg to cover firefighting costs after a series of brush fires suspected of being caused by a CN train. The city confirms it sent an invoice…
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Man wins five year battle over pay lost during Prince Edward Island snowstorm
CHARLOTTETOWN – In what might be a moral victory for every Canadian who ever had to go to work in bad weather, a P.E.I. man has won a five-year battle to get 3.5 hours worth of pay after being unable…
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Victims’ families to speak today at Wettlaufer public inquiry
ST. THOMAS, Ont. – Families of victims and a woman who was almost killed by an Ontario nurse will speak for the first time today in St. Thomas, Ont., at a public inquiry into the serial-killing case. Elizabeth Wettlaufer is…
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One dead following police involved shooting in Burlington, Ont.
BURLINGTON, Ont. – A 32-year-old man was shot and killed following an exchange of gunfire with police that also sent two officers to hospital west of Toronto, Ontario’s police watchdog said. Five officers were involved in the shootout at a…
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Body of second missing Prince Edward Island fisherman found
CAMPBELLTON, P.E.I. – The search for two Prince Edward Island fishermen who went missing after their boat overturned Thursday has come to a sad end. P.E.I. RCMP say the body of Maurice Getson was found at around 8 a.m. Monday…
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Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based violence
Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based violence MONTREAL – Female foreign affairs ministers from around the world are gathering in Montreal for a two-day summit that is described by Canada’s Chrystia Freeland as the first…
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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…