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Railway accidents increased seven per cent in 2018 but fatalities fell: TSB report
OTTAWA – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the number of railway accidents increased by seven per cent last year including those involving dangerous goods, but there were fewer fatalities. There were 1,170 accidents, up from 1,091 in 2017…
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Fall, collision with vehicle, claim two lives at separate Alberta worksites
Occupational Health and Safety in Alberta is investigating separate fatal workplace accidents that occurred on the same day. The provincial agency says a worker was killed Monday afternoon at a business in Leduc, south of Edmonton. The STARS air ambulance…
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Small plane crash lands on frozen lake in eastern Manitoba, minor injuries
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS, Man. – People were treated for minor injuries after a small plane crash-landed on ice short of the runway near a fly-in community northeast of Winnipeg. The Amik Aviation Cessna Caravan 208-B went down Monday afternoon on…
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Officers hurt after vehicle crashes into parked police cruiser in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP say two officers were injured when a vehicle crashed into a parked police cruiser in Burnaby, B.C. Mounties say in a news release the police vehicle had pulled over at the side of a road when…
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Labour disruption at Toronto jail after eight injured in alleged assault: union
TORONTO – An alleged inmate assault on staff at a Toronto jail has resulted in roughly 200 employees refusing to carry out non-essential tasks at the facility, the head of a major Ontario union said Monday. Warren “Smokey” Thomas, president…
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Travel disrupted after plane slides off runway at Halifax airport
HALIFAX – Flights at Halifax Stanfield International Airport were disrupted Monday evening after an Air Canada passenger jet slid off a runway. Airport spokeswoman Tiffany Chase says Air Canada Flight 614 from Toronto landed around 6:30 p.m., but reported that…
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Parks Canada worried spilled grain from derailed CP train will attract grizzlies
BANFF, Alta. – Parks Canada is worried spilled grain from a derailed train in Banff National Park will attract hungry grizzly bears to the tracks as they emerge from hibernation in the coming weeks. The Transportation Safety Board says 20…
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Syncrude wants judge to dismiss lawsuit of former firefighter with PTSD
CALGARY – Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former first responder who claims he was wrongfully fired following a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Michael Swan filed the lawsuit in Alberta Court of…
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Halifax businessman sent to prison for exploiting temporary foreign workers
HALIFAX – A judge handed down a two-year prison sentence Friday to a Halifax businessman who exploited foreign workers, saying he wanted to send a wider message to employers across the country. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Glen McDougall said…
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Live on air licking of TV reporter sparks outrage
TORONTO – An incident in which a man nuzzles and licks the ear of an on-air TV journalist reporting on a comedy event was roundly condemned on Wednesday, with some arguing the actions amounted to an assault. In a widely…
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Grain cars, auto carriers, involved in latest Canadian Pacific derailment
BANFF, Alta. – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says 20 cars left the tracks when a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailed west of Banff, Alta. The board says 10 of the cars were carrying grain and the other…
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Saskatchewan man charged with threatening prime minister in phone call
REGINA – Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man after he allegedly threatened to shoot the prime minister and blow up Parliament buildings. Mounties say the comments were made in a phone call to a federal government agency on Feb. 12.…
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Coroner calls for seatbelts on buses following Humboldt crash
REGINA – The coroner’s service in Saskatchewan has released its report on the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, calling for tougher enforcement of trucking rules and mandatory seatbelts on highway buses. The office made recommendations to six different government agencies…
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Plane crashed in B.C. in 2017, killing Alberta couple, during bad weather: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says an Alberta pilot flew into deteriorating weather before his small plane crashed in southeastern British Columbia, killing him and his girlfriend. The board released its investigation report Wednesday on the aircraft that…
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Auditor’s follow up report says BC Corrections still has work to do on jails
VICTORIA – The provincial auditor general is giving BC Corrections mixed reviews in a progress audit stemming from a 2015 report that questioned inmate safety and found facilities were over capacity. Carole Bellringer’s most recent audit found that British Columbia’s…
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Passengers drowned after door design slowed exit in plane crash: TSB
GATINEAU, Que. – The Transportation Safety Board is issuing a warning over the doors on a small float plane after three passengers drowned on a sightseeing flight in the Northwest Territories last summer. The passengers died in August after the…
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Labour code issues flagged after fatal Canadian Pacific accident in Calgary
CALGARY – Documents show a federal investigator flagged labour code contraventions after a Canadian Pacific Railway train conductor died in a workplace accident in a Calgary rail yard last November. A Transport Canada rail safety inspector, delegated by the federal…
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Canadian Forces reports mixed results in four-year war on sexual misconduct
OTTAWA – The Canadian military is reporting several victories in its four-year war on sexual misconduct in the ranks, but also some defeats along with signs of “fatigue” as some service members grow tired of the campaign. The findings are…
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Questions raised after fire destroys firm’s second fish plant this month
CAP-PELE, N.B. – For the second time in just 17 days, a New Brunswick fish processor has lost a major plant to fire, but the company is downplaying speculation of foul play. A blaze Sunday morning in Cap-Pele, on the…
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Fire deaths could prompt new safety measures, upgraded building code: experts
HALIFAX – Experts say the deaths of the seven Barho children in a ferocious Halifax house fire last week could lead to new fire safety measures and changes to the country’s building code. “I think we’re going to learn from…