truck driver

• Southern Alberta Truck Expo hopes to fill gaps in driver shortages

  Lane Jacobson, president of the Southern Alberta Truck Exposition Association, said these events are important to educate the community about the trucking industry.

  Jul 17
  
• Driver of 5-ton truck arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run: Winnipeg police

  After a months-long investigation, Winnipeg police have found and arrested the driver of a truck that struck a woman as she was crossing Smith Street last August.

  Crime

  Feb 25
  
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• Transport driver charged after truck drives wrong way down closed Highway 402: OPP

  OPP say they received reports of a vehicle travelling east in the westbound lanes of the 402, which was closed due to weather, around 9 a.m. Thursday morning.

  Crime

  Feb 4
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• Truck driver who killed Ethan Boyer in crash sentenced in Manitoba courtroom

  Samuel Maendel pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death in connection to the crash near Brady Road on Oct. 25, 2019, that claimed the life of 19-year-old Ethan Boyer.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2021
• Deportation decision delayed in Humboldt Broncos case: ‘Not getting on a plane any time soon’

  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in the April 2018 collision that killed 16 people.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2021
• Alberta announces programs to address trucking shortages, reduce financial barriers to training

  "We have a shortage of drivers, as well, so we're looking for ways to bridge people into getting their bums in the seats, if you will."

  Economy

  Nov 27, 2020
• Nova Scotia truck driver helps reunite St. Thomas, Ont., woman and dog separated by pandemic

  A St. Thomas, Ont., woman is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved dog after roughly two months apart.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2020
• Coronavirus: Family hands out warm meals to truckers at Regina cardlock

  Kale Nash and his family prepared 150 warm meals and spent Thursday handing them out at the Co-op Cardlock on Fleet Street.

  Apr 9, 2020
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• Coronavirus: New Brunswick truck driver questions lack of testing at border crossing

  "It's an easy way to spread the virus when truck drivers aren't being tested."

  Mar 26, 2020
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• Exhibit at Regina library explores how truck drivers cope with trauma

  A Regina woman is pioneering research into the trauma experienced by truck drivers involved in fatal or serious collisions. 

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2020