Fiery 2024 North Dakota derailment proves need to replace flawed tank cars: U.S. NTSB
A fiery North Dakota derailment that happened two years ago demonstrated yet again why the National Transportation Safety Board has been urging the rail industry for decades to replace flawed tank cars that tend to rupture in a crash. The...
Potential water quality issues force removal of 2 bottle-filling trailers near FIFA Fan Festival Toronto
As southern Ontario deals with sweltering temperatures, fans looking to hydrate at FIFA Fan Festival Toronto might have a tougher time doing so as two water bottle-filling trailers have been put out of service. While at the FIFA Fan Festival...
Toronto airport expansion plan won’t be released during consultations: port authority
TORONTO — Consultations on the future of the Toronto island airport will go ahead without detailed plans on a possible expansion. At a tense annual general meeting, officials with Toronto Port Authority said no expansion plan for Billy Bishop Toronto...
Canada Post moves to convert nearly half a million more homes to community mailboxes
Canada Post is rolling out the latest phase of its transition from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes, selecting more than three dozen communities that will undergo the conversion starting next year. Spanning seven provinces and 37 communities from Halifax to...
‘Can you imagine the stress?’: Protest against high-speed rail project hits Ottawa
OTTAWA — Protesters chanted “No Alto!” as they marched past the Prime Minister’s Office on Parliament Hill Wednesday to register their opposition to the Alto high-speed rail project. Farmers and other rural residents who live along the proposed rail corridor...
Russia calls Canada a ‘warmonger’ for new deal with Ukraine on drone production
OTTAWA — Moscow called Canada a “warmonger” for signing a drone production deal with Ukraine and vowed to publish the address of a Canadian company working with Kyiv. Defence Minister David McGuinty said Canada will not be intimidated. Two weeks...
Border-straddling library inaugurates new Canadian entrance
MONTREAL — Canadians can visit the Haskell Free Library and Opera House without crossing through a U.S. border checkpoint, thanks to a new entrance on the Canadian side. A ceremony held on Wednesday officially inaugurated the new door at the...
Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Brampton crash
A motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital after a crash with a sedan in Brampton Wednesday evening. Peel police were called to Sandalwood Parkway East and Tobram Road just after 5 p.m. for reports of a collision between a motorcycle...
Man found dead in Aurora home, 6 people in custody: York police
Six people have been taken into custody after a man has been found dead in an Aurora home on Wednesday, authorities say. York Regional Police officers say they were called to a home near Wellington Street East and Walton Drive,...
Toronto store deals with damage to e-bikes, lithium-ion batteries after fire breaks out
Toronto’s fire chief says a store specializing in e-bikes saw severe damage to many of its items after a fire broke out Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Emmo Ebikes Toronto on Spadina Avenue, between College and Oxford streets,...
