Close X
    Thursday, November 14, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    Safety board calls for changes after fatal 2021 Nunavut helicopter crash

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Feb, 2024 10:51 AM
    • Safety board calls for changes after fatal 2021 Nunavut helicopter crash

    The Transportation Safety Board is calling for improvements after an investigation into a deadly helicopter crash in Nunavut.

    The helicopter went down in 2021 on a trip to survey polar bear populations on Griffith Island, about 20 kilometres southwest of Resolute Bay, Nvt. 

    Two crew members and a wildlife biologist were killed. 

    The safety board says Transport Canada needs to ensure pilots have better training for flying in whiteout conditions.

    It also says the government should require operators to install equipment on aircraft that would help pilots orient themselves in poor weather.

    Kathy Fox, chair of the board, says investigators have been calling for such changes for 30 years.

    She says Canada should follow the lead of U.S. regulators who have brought in similar requirements. 

    Prev Next

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Drunk Indo-Canadian man crashes car in US with four-month-old baby inside

    Drunk Indo-Canadian man crashes car in US with four-month-old baby inside
    A 30-year-old Indo-Canadian has been charged in the US state of Florida for driving drunk and crashing his vehicle with his four-month-old daughter inside. Peeyush Gupta, a resident of Ontario province, was taken into custody last week and remains behind bars in Monroe County’s Key West jail facility.  

    Drunk Indo-Canadian man crashes car in US with four-month-old baby inside

    1 in 4 Canadians fear income won't cover basic needs: Salvation Army poll

    1 in 4 Canadians fear income won't cover basic needs: Salvation Army poll
    A new survey suggests one in four Canadians are extremely concerned about having enough income to cover their basic needs, with the highest degree of hardship being felt by single parents. The Salvation Army released the data today as part of their annual report examining Canadians' attitudes and experiences with poverty and related socioeconomic issues.

    1 in 4 Canadians fear income won't cover basic needs: Salvation Army poll

    RCMP warn about spike in online extremism among Canadian youth

    RCMP warn about spike in online extremism among Canadian youth
    The Mounties say five Canadian youth have been arrested in terror-related cases since June. Jewish and Muslim leaders across Canada have reported an increase in hate-motivated attacks since the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7, and the massive military response by Israel in Gaza.

    RCMP warn about spike in online extremism among Canadian youth

    Powerful gusts over 100 kilometres per hour, steady rain projected to hit East Coast

    Powerful gusts over 100 kilometres per hour, steady rain projected to hit East Coast
    Ian Hubbard with Environment Canada says strong winds are forecast to begin in southern Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and sweep across the provinces through the day and overnight. The storm is expected to head overnight across the Cabot Strait and into southern Newfoundland, where powerful winds are also expected. Hubbard says the strongest gusts may reach up to 110 km/h and that between 50 to 80 millimetres of rain will fall.

    Powerful gusts over 100 kilometres per hour, steady rain projected to hit East Coast

    Canada joins EU, Britain, others decrying 'extremist settlers' violence in West Bank

    Canada joins EU, Britain, others decrying 'extremist settlers' violence in West Bank
    The United Nations says violence in the Israel-occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank has risen at an unprecedented rate since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants prompted Israel to bombard the Gaza Strip. Armed groups living in Israeli settlements, deemed illegal under international law, have attacked Palestinians hundreds of times and forced more than 1,200 to leave their homes.

    Canada joins EU, Britain, others decrying 'extremist settlers' violence in West Bank

    B.C. transfer station 'intentionally' set ablaze after attempted break-in, city says

    B.C. transfer station 'intentionally' set ablaze after attempted break-in, city says
    Officials in Cranbrook say the city's transfer station for garbage and recycling was "intentionally" set ablaze by someone who tried to break into the facility overnight. A statement from the Regional District of East Kootenay says the station has reopened after the early morning fire was snuffed out by emergency crews. 

    B.C. transfer station 'intentionally' set ablaze after attempted break-in, city says

    PrevNext