A helicopter pilot conducting aerial survey work near Fort Chipewyan, Alta., likely lost all outside visual references before his aircraft struck a frozen lake, killing him, according to a Transportation… …
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Rail safety board finds broken rail likely caused Quebec ore train derailment
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into a December 2025 derailment of a Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) ore train, finding that… …
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Level crossing VIA Rail collision near Quebec town blamed on parked trucks
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation has found that two tractor-trailers parked too close to a rail line caused a collision with a VIA Rail passenger train in… …
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Captain’s reflex reverse-thrust action caused runway crash in Ontario, TSB finds
A Perimeter Aviation LP flight crashed after the captain unintentionally engaged reverse thrust before the aircraft touched down, according to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report released July… …
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Transportation Safety Board logs 71 rail deaths, drop in accidents overall in 2025
Trespassing on rail lines killed 53 people in Canada last year, the leading cause of rail deaths, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s final 2025 occurrence statistics. The… …
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78 safety recommendations remain unresolved, Transportation Safety Board says
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says 78 of its safety recommendations remain unresolved, despite years of calls for action from regulators and industry. The board released its annual… …
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Crew struck gas pipeline after losing track of buried line in B.C.: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA construction crew working near Fort St. John, B.C., punctured an operating natural gas pipeline last November after losing track of exactly where the line was buried, the Transportation Safety… …
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CN freight train derailment in Paris, Ont., linked to kinked air hoses, brake delay: TSB
A Canadian National Railway Company freight train derailed near Paris, Ontario, in the early morning hours of July 25, 2025, after a brake pipe air flow restriction caused unbalanced braking… …
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Passenger drowned trapped inside overturned seaplane in Warner Bay, B.C.: TSB report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a passenger drowned trapped inside a seaplane that overturned while landing in Warner Bay, B.C., in October 2024. The board, known as the… …
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Titan submersible operated without oversight before fatal implosion, TSB finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the Titan submersible operated without any regulatory oversight before it imploded in 2023, killing all five people on board. The board released its… …


