Transportation Safety Board investigating after small plane crashes south of Edmonton
Leduc RCMP say officers received a call on Monday about a mayday from an aircraft that was reported to have had “a hard impact landing.” Continue reading
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Informal practices contributed to BC Ferries crew falling overboard during safety drill: report
By Simon Little Online Journalist
It happened on Aug. 31, while the crew of the Spirit of Vancouver were conducting a rescue boat drill at Swartz Bay, ahead of an early-morning sailing. Continue reading
Comox Valley, B.C. man in his 70s identified as sole victim of Vancouver Island plane crash
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Search-and-rescue crews and aircraft were deployed Saturday afternoon, but the wreckage was not located until the following day due to darkness. Continue reading
Last tanker cars to be removed from CP Rail derailment site near Guernsey, Sask.
A freight train derailed Dec. 9 near Guernsey, about 115 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, causing 33 oil tank cars and one hopper car to leave the tracks. Continue reading
3 people were aboard plane that crashed on Gabriola Island, B.C., leaving no survivors
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Bahlsen and two passengers, a couple, were flying from Cabo San Lucas in Mexico to Nanaimo when the plane went down, sources told Global News. Continue reading
‘A very highly skilled pilot’: Victim identified in Gabriola Island, B.C. plane crash
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The plane crashed around 6:30 p.m. on the B.C. Gulf Island. Officials say there were multiple fatalities. Continue reading
Pilot of fatal southeast Alberta plane crash had expired student permit, no night rating
The private plane was heading from Medicine Hat, Alta., to Moose Jaw, Sask., on the night of June 1. Continue reading
‘It’s aviation life’: Quebec airline president not surprised by lawsuit
Jean Tremblay, president of Air Saguenay, said he anticipated damage claims would be filed from families of the seven men who perished when one of his company’s floatplanes crashed into a Labrador lake last July. Continue reading
Lingering Cessna 206 design problem behind N.W.T. plane crash that killed 3 people: TSB
The Transportation Safety Board confirmed a Cessna 206 design problem contributed to the deaths of an Alberta man and an elderly couple from Saskatoon. Continue reading
Ferry that crashed into Quebec wharf was in lamentable condition: TSB report
The TSB concluded a ferry involved in two incidents was already badly damaged before the crashes. Continue reading