UPDATED: Stunt-rapper dies after falling from airplane while wing walking near Westwold
The person was reportedly wing walking near Westwold, B.C., around 4:30 p.m. when the plane lost control and he fell off the wing, RCMP said. T Continue reading
Transportation Safety Board
Transportation Safety Board investigating after helicopter makes hard landing near Pitt Lake
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Sky Helicopters, the company that owns the helicopter, says passengers and crew are safe, and it’s working with Transport Canada to review the situation. Continue reading
Issues that led to Strathroy train derailment are ‘non-condemnable’: Transportation Safety Board
The Transportation Safety Board says mechanical problems and track conditions led to the early morning derailment last summer. Continue reading
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Pilot in fatal Stouffville helicopter crash identified, audio suggests low visibility during flight
By Sean O’Shea Consumer Reporter
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in Stouffville on approach to Buttonville Airport north of Toronto on Tuesday appeared to be having problems on its approach. Continue reading
Pilots in mid-air collision over Quebec mall didn’t respect altitude rules: TSB
The Transportation Safety Board says two pilots involved in a fatal mid-air collision weren’t adhering to altitude restrictions. Continue reading
The night 229 people lost their lives on Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111 was less than an hour into its overnight journey from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Geneva, Switzerland, when the first hint of trouble was detected. Continue reading
Federal government commits $3.3M towards improving Alberta’s rail safety
Federal Natural Resources Minister, and Edmonton Mill Woods MP, Amarjeet Sohi will make a funding announcement Monday that the federal government said will improve the safety of rail transportation in Alberta. Continue reading
Saskatoon couple, Alberta man killed in N.W.T. plane crash
A Saskatoon couple and an Alberta man have been identified as the three passengers killed in a plane crash on Aug. 16 in the Northwest Territories. Continue reading
3 people dead after Simpson Air plane goes down in Northwest Territories
Three people died Thursday evening in a light plane crash on a lake west of Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories. Continue reading
Crashed wreckage of plane missing since Sunday found west of Edmonton
Hours after police said the wreckage of a plane and a body was found northwest of Edmonton on Thursday, the Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed the wreckage is of a small plane that went missing over the weekend. Continue reading
