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May 16, 2019
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'Muzzle and constrain': Lawyer challenges limits on inquiry into Desmond deaths

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Justice Department is trying to muzzle the inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself more than two years ago, a senior lawyer says.


Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C

FRASER LAKE, B.C. - Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of her central British Columbia community.


County library east of Edmonton reopens after damaging parkade blast

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - A library that was damaged by a pair of explosions last fall in a parkade has reopened in a community east of Edmonton.
 
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In the Driver’s Seat

The oft-heard phrase “drive safe” is poised to take on a whole new meaning in a world of autonomous vehicles. Experts are unanimous that when mere mortals are no longer behind the wheel, roads will be safer. » Read More
 
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Crew of runaway grain train in Manitoba improperly trained: report

MINNEDOSA, Man. – A Winnipeg newspaper says it’s learned that a train with more than 100 loaded grain cars careened down a hill through the southwestern Manitoba town of Minnedosa last year. » Read More

Energy firm fined for explosion that killed two oilsands workers

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – The company formerly known as Nexen Energy has been fined $450,000 after pleading guilty to charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers in northern Alberta. » Read More
 
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RCMP steps up traffic enforcement in support of roadside-worker safety

Richmond, B.C. (May 13, 2019) — The RCMP Lower Mainland District Integrated Road Safety Unit is partnering with the Work Zone Safety Alliance and WorkSafeBC to raise awareness about the risks workers face while working on or alongside the road. » Read More