Elevators
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‘My biggest fear’: Man, 21, injured after elevator cable snaps in downtown Toronto highrise“This is my biggest fear...a free fall...in an elevator,” he said. “There was no indication anything was wrong. It is usually clunky but that is all of these elevators.”CanadaJan 15, 2020
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Viral Manitoba elevator permits ‘going down’A very familiar Manitoba name is about to disappear from local elevators, and social media users have a lot to say about an unexpected local celebrity.EntertainmentMar 15, 2019
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Gananoque Town Hall addition combines old and newAt just over 2,000 square feet, the modern addition means Gananoque's seat of municipal government has more than doubled in size.CanadaFeb 6, 2019
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Auditor general’s report slams Ontario elevator companies, safety authorityWhile deaths and injuries from elevator mishaps are relatively rare, they are occurring more frequently.PoliticsDec 7, 2018
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Ontario-mandated research focusing on elevator problems, solutionsThe province, which recently promised legislation to deal with the situation, is hoping to get at the causes of elevator outages or otherwise poor service and, most importantly, to find the best solutions.CanadaApr 27, 2017
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Mobility rights group sues transit authorities over access issuesDozens of people filed into a Montreal courtroom Wednesday for the start of hearings into public transit accessibility.CanadaApr 19, 2017
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Man sues elevator company over mishap in Toronto condo; says he hurt leg in fallIn his unproven statement of claim before Ontario Superior Court, Kenneth Smookler seeks $25,000 in compensation from Schindler Elevator and his Toronto condo corporation for what he alleges was their failure to maintain the device properly.CanadaApr 14, 2017
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Elevators coming to five Metro stations in MontrealThe city's transit agency issued its annual report for 2015 and there's good news and bad news for Montreal commuters.TrafficApr 7, 2016
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