Category Archives: Canada
TSB finds broken rail causes 2015 derailment in northern Ontario
A missed defect in an improperly repaired rail led to a 2015 freight train derailment in northern Ontario that caused numerous cars carrying crude oil to catch fire and crash into a local river system...
Aug 03, 2017
'Unruly passenger' arrested after Air Canada flight returns to Toronto
TORONTO - An Air Canada flight en route to Hungary was flown back to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport early Thursday after an unruly passenger was allegedly involved in an altercation tha...
Aug 03, 2017
Liquid and glitter-filled iPhone cases recalled
OTTAWA - Several styles of liquid-filled iPhone cases are being recalled due to reports of skin irritation and burns if they crack or break open. Health Canada says 16 styles of cases, which such name...
Aug 02, 2017
New data show how close jets came to crashing at SF airport
Newly released data and photos show how shockingly low an Air Canada jet was when it pulled up to avoid crashing into planes waiting on a San Francisco International Airport taxiway last month. The Ai...
Aug 02, 2017
No B.C. charges in Mount Polley dam collapse as federal investigations continue
VANCOUVER - There will be no provincial charges for a tailings dam collapse in British Columbia but the province’s new environment minister says a mining company may still be held responsible th...
Aug 02, 2017
Winnipeg teen sentenced to 17 years for two-high profile sex attacks on women
WINNIPEG - A teen who took part in two brutal, high-profile sex attacks in Winnipeg - one of which left a girl clinging to life on the banks of a river - has been sentenced to 17 years in jail. Robert...
Aug 02, 2017
Controlled burns crucial in battling big wildfires, B.C. official says
VANCOUVER - A spokesman for British Columbia’s wildfire service says crews accidentally sparked a blaze while burning off fuel in order to contain one of many fires raging across the province...
Aug 02, 2017
Trump wants to slash immigration by half; cites Canada as inspiration for plan
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has endorsed a plan to slash immigration in half, limit the entry of non-English speakers, curb family sponsorships and penalize migrants whose spouses are less s...
Aug 02, 2017
Key figures on the federal NDP as the party looks to name its next leader
OTTAWA - Federal NDP leadership hopefuls are debating each other in Victoria on Wednesday. Here’s a look at some key figures the contenders need to be mindful of: -$5.5 million: amount of debt c...
Aug 02, 2017
Privacy laws apply to the dead: police chiefs could withhold ID of homicide victims
CALGARY - Alberta’s police chiefs have agreed in principal to new rules that could mean the names of homicide victims are withheld from the public. “There is just a lawful expectation of p...
Aug 02, 2017