Transportation Safety Board

• ‘Undetected’ rail flaw led to multi-car train derailment in New Brunswick

  A trail derailment in New Brunswick last October that spilled 2,000 litres of methanol into the ground was caused by an 'undetected' rail issue, federal officials say.

  Canada

  Dec 17
  
• Safety board calls for changes two years after Nova Scotia fisherman’s death at sea

  An investigation into how the Canadian Coast Guard responded to a vessel in distress raises questions about why one fisherman died after a towing operation went awry. 

  Canada

  Nov 22
  
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• Recommendations issued by safety board after 2022 Toronto Island ferry crash

  Canada's Transportation Safety Board makes three recommendations in its newly released report into the 2022 Toronto Island ferry crash.

  Canada

  Aug 19
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• Coal Harbour plane crash under investigation by Transportation Safety Board

  Federal officials with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are in Vancouver looking into the plane crash that happened in Coal Harbour on Saturday,

  Canada

  Jun 9
• London, Ont. train fire: How sparks from locomotive exhaust may have played a role

  Just over two weeks after a burning train travelled through London, Ont., the Transportation Safety Board is listing the incident as a Class 5 occurrence.

  Canada

  May 8
• Poor visibility among possible factors in 2022 B.C. air-taxi crash

  The Transportation Safety Board says several factors may have played a role in the crash of an air taxi in B.C.'s Chilcotin region two years ago, including poor visibility.

  Apr 24
• Alcohol a factor in 2021 Ontario train crash: TSB

  The Sept. 2, 2021 crash saw four locomotives and 16 cars derail after a CN train heading west to Toronto crashed into another CN train on a side track in the town of Prescott.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Union raises safety concerns following 3 B.C. derailments in under 2 months

  Railway safety was launched into the public spotlight in Canada after the July 2013 Lac-Mégantic disaster, which killed 47 people and forced the evacuation of about 100 others.

  Canada

  Feb 21
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• One dead in small plane crash in Western Quebec

  A coroner will investigate the death and a team of TSB investigators will attempt to shed light on the cause of the crash.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• Lack of firefighting skills cited in sinking of Nova Scotia trawler that caught fire

  The TSB says the 2021 sinking of a large fishing vessel that caught fire off Nova Scotia raises broad concerns about the lack of firefighting knowledge among the crew.

  Canada

  Jan 24