3 d. ago Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, TSB report says

CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board says a fiery collision between two Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight trains in British Columbia last year highlights the need for “physical defences” to prevent crashes. The board says the collision east of Revelstoke, B.C., on Feb. 16, 2024 occurred when a rail crew was distracted by a call […]

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2 w. ago Toronto plane crash: Delta flight had ‘high rate of descent,’ preliminary report finds

Canada's safety board has released a more detailed report into the Delta plane crash in Toronto last month, but stopped short of drawing any conclusions into what caused the crash.

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2 w. ago Toronto Pearson Delta plane crash preliminary report coming Thursday: TSB

All 76 passengers and four crew members survived when the plane flipped over and burst into flames upon landing on Feb. 17

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2 w. ago Toronto plane crash: Investigators set to release preliminary report

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said it is set to release its preliminary report on Thursday into the Delta plane crash in Toronto from last month.

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2 w. ago Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court

LONDON (AP) — The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker earlier this week appeared in a U.K. court Saturday where he was remanded in custody over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead. Vladimir Motin, the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong, appeared […]

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2 w. ago London driver killed in crash with train in Tillsonburg: OPP

A London driver is dead following a collision Friday between a train and a car in Tillsonburg. The crash occurred at about 12:20 p.m. on Bayham Drive, Oxford OPP said. The driver of the car, a 56-year old London resident who was alone in the vehicle, was taken to hospital where they died, police said. […]

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2 w. ago Greek Premier Reshuffles Cabinet After Protests, Censure Motion

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a broad cabinet reshuffle Friday as he seeks to shore up his government following major protests over its handling of the deadliest train crash in the nation’s history.

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4 w. ago Protests turn violent as Greece’s government battles censure motion over deadly train crash

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesters launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece’s parliament late Wednesday, in renewed nationwide protests calling for politicians to be held accountable for a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives. Scores of youths set fire to trash bins in Syntagma Square in central Athens, and police […]

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