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B.C. helicopter lands safely after being hit by lightning, Helijet says
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria Tuesday after it was hit by lightning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Four years after fire engulfed California scuba dive boat killing 34 people, captain’s trial begins
FILE - National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the wreckage of the dive boat Conception on a dock in Southern California. Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for 34 people killed in a fire aboard the Conception in 2019. The trial against Captain Jerry Boylan begins Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Los Angeles with jury selection. (NTSB via AP, File)
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Transportation Safety Board warns blazes sparked by trains pose wildfire risk
Smoke from wildfires fills the air in Kelowna, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is warning about the risks of fires going unnoticed on locomotives, citing dozens of blazes in a report into an incident that triggered a wildfire two years ago in southeast British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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A decade after Lac-Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed
The downtown core of Lac Megantic, Quebec is shown on Thursday, June 22, 2023. July 6th will mark the 10th anniversary when a freight-train loaded with crude oil rolled unmanned into the downtown core and exploded in the middle of the night killing 47 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Safety board to investigate accident at Metro Vancouver’s Boundary Bay Airport
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. Transportation Safety Board investigators have been called in following an "aircraft accident" at Boundary Bay Airport in Metro Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Transportation Safety Board investigating train derailment near Saskatchewan town
Level crossing signals flash as a CN Rail train passes in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a train derailment near a Saskatchewan town. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Mothership of doomed submersible returns to Newfoundland, investigation begins
Crew members of the Polar Prince prepare to dock the ship as it arrives at the Coast Guard wharf, Saturday, June 24, 2023 in St. John’s, Nfld.
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Obscured vision, perception played role in Tofino, B.C., harbour crash, says safety board
The Transportation Safety Board logo is seen in this undated handout. The Transportation Safety Board has released the results of its investigation into the collision of a float plane and a water taxi in the Tofino, B.C., harbour, highlighting the importance of designated landing areas for both marine and air operations. The water taxi and the Tofino Air de Havilland Beaver float plane carrying five passengers collided while heading for the same dock in October 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TSB *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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U.S. board finds problems with safety devices on train that derailed in Ohio
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies about the Feb.3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, before the Pennsylvania state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, March 20, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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Safety board report says deadly tug sinking in B.C. highlights systemic safety issues
Transportation Safety Board Chair Kathy Fox is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday March 18, 2021. The Transportation Safety Board will hold a news conference to reveal its findings on the sinking of the tug Ingenika in February 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ohio train derailment probe focuses on failed pressure valves on cars with toxic chemical
Darrell Wilson, assistant vice president government relations of Norfolk Southern, the company that owns the train involved in the derailment that spilled toxic chemicals, speaks during a town hall held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023.  REUTERS/Alan Freed
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Six die, three injured after crash in upstate New York; transportation authority to investigate
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Weather a factor in fatal 2021 crash of plane towing marriage banner in Montreal, TSB says
A member of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) inspects the wreckage of a plane at a crash site in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Canada's Transportation Safety Board says weather and engine trouble contributed to the fatal crash of a small plane that went down near Old Montreal while towing a marriage proposal banner in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Amid fishing deaths, debate over stability checks for Canada’s small fishing vessels intensify
Members of a ground search and rescue team walk along the shore of the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. as they look for five fishermen missing after the scallop dragger Chief William Saulis sank in the Bay of Fundy, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. As Canadian fishers continue to die in frigid waters when their boats capsize, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren’t in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean storms.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Safety board says maintenance problems, blade failure led to fatal helicopter crash in B.C.
Kathleen Fox, chair of the Transportation Safety Board, and Doug McEwen, right, a senior investigator, leave a news conference after releasing a report, in Halifax, Thursday, May 18, 2017. A safety board report into the crash of a helicopter near Campbell River, B.C., says maintenance opportunities were missed before a fatal flight in September 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Buildup of ice likely cause of fatal plane crash near Calgary, says Transportation Safety Board
A small aircraft lies in a field next to the Trans-Canada Highway, within sight of the Springbank airport, after a crash west of Calgary, Friday, April 22, 2022. The Transportation Safety Board says it was likely a buildup of ice that caused the plane to crash and resulted in the death of its pilot and sent a passenger to hospital with life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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Transportation Safety Board probes B.C. tour boat sinking on Haida Gwaii
Aerial view of Haida Gwaii coastline/ Destination BC/Owen Perry
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Safety board probes float plane crash that injured six people in rugged area of southern B.C.
The Transportation Safety Board logo is seen in this undated handout photo. The TSB says it has sent a team of investigators to the scene of a float plane crash in the South Chilcotin mountains north of Gold Bridge, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TSB *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Plane crash kills four near Sioux Lookout, Ont., Transportation Board investigating
Ontario's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a plane crash Friday that killed four people near Sioux Lookout, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canadian National implements saftey measures after 2019 derailment in Manitoba
A CN Rail locomotive pulls auto carrier cars in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The Montreal-based Canadian National Railway Co. says it has launched its search for a francophone director to occupy a seat on a board that currently has no native French speakers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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TSB calls out CP Rail for safety issues in connection with train derailment that killed three employees
A train derailment is shown near Field, B.C., on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Transportation Safety Board to release final report into B.C. train derailment that left three dead
A train derailment is shown near Field, B.C., on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. An investigation report into the fatal train derailment near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta is to be released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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13-year-old behind the wheel in Texas crash that killed 9, injured two Canadian students
Emergency responders work the scene of a fatal crash late Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in Andrews County, Texas. A vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest's golf teams collided head-on with a pickup truck in West Texas, killing multiple people, authorities said. (NewsWest 9 KWES-TV via AP)
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Stormy, cloudy conditions the day of fatal plane crash near Alberta’s Slave Lake, report says
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Tesla was traveling at high speed before fatal Florida crash, says NTSB
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is seen at the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Helicopter wreckage in B.C. recovered, Transportation Safety Board says
A flight for flights up the Sunshine Coast and a look at this budding region around Sechelt that even locals don’t know much about
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Plane at centre of deadly crash in old Montreal was carrying marriage proposal banner
A member of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) inspects the wreckage of a plane at a crash site in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. The small plane crashed on Ile Sainte-Helene near Montreal’s Old Port on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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U.S. Transportation officials to investigate Tesla crash in Florida that left two dead
The logo of car manufacturer Tesla is seen at a dealership in London, Britain, May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
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U.S. Senate confirms Homendy to head transportation safety board
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Jennifer Homendy, nominee to be Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation nominations hearing on Capitol Hill June 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Homendy will replace Robert L. Sumwalt, who has been the NTSB chair since 2017. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Safety board says unprepared ship, bad communication contributed to B.C. crash
ONE-TIME USE ONLY -- DO NOT USE UNDER AN Y CIRCUMSTANCES -- IMAGE MUST BE DOWNLOADED AGAIN FROM CP -- Bulk carrier cargo ships anchored in the Port of Vancouver's outer harbour, Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, B.C. on Thursday February 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Bayne Stanley
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Wildfire in Lytton, B.C., a ‘wake-up call’ to take precautions, safety board chairwoman says
Debris from the June 30, 2021 wildfire in Lytton, B.C., seen from Main Street on July 9. Jackie Dives / The Globe and Mail
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Wreckage located of Boeing cargo jet that made emergency landing off Hawaii
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrols the area of debris from a 737 cargo plane that crashed off Oahu, Friday, July 2, 2021, near Honolulu. The plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board were rescued. The pilots of the Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
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Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to Lytton, B.C., amid speculation a train may have sparked deadly fire
FILE PHOTO: The charred remnants of homes and buildings, destroyed by a wildfire on June 30, are left behind in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada July 6, 2021, as seen in this aerial photograph. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
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U.S. transport agency recovers Boeing airplane debris off Hawaii in probe of emergency landing
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrols the area of debris from a 737 cargo plane that crashed off Oahu, Friday, July 2, 2021, near Honolulu. The plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board were rescued. The pilots of the Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
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Iran’s final report on shooting down of Flight 752 blames ‘misidentified’ missile target
A woman places a candle beneath photographs of some of the people who died in the downing of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 in Iran, during a vigil for the victims of the flight, at the Har El synagogue in West Vancouver, on Sunday January 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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TSB to conduct broader investigation into deadly sinking of tugboat off northern B.C.