Boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel near Canada-U.S. marine border
August 17, 2022 The Canadian PressVICTORIA – A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered orcas, an ocean pollutants expert says. Peter Ross, a…
Man killed in Saskatchewan train car accident
May 27, 2022 The Canadian PressEDGELEY, Sask. – A Saskatchewan man is dead after the road maintenance vehicle he was driving collided with a train on Thursday afternoon. It happened about three kilometres west of Edgeley, Sask. at a level crossing around 12 p.m. Thursday…
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners
March 7, 2022 The Canadian PressTOFINO, B.C. – A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need for more urgent…
Offshore oil and gas regulator lays charges against Cenovus Energy for 2018 spill
October 20, 2021 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Canada’s offshore oil and gas regulator has laid three charges against a Cenovus Energy Inc. subsidiary stemming from a huge oil spill off the coast of Newfoundland in 2018. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board…
Northern Alberta pipeline leak spills estimated 100,000 litres of oilfield liquids
March 30, 2021 The Canadian PressCALGARY – The Alberta Energy Regulator says an oil and gas company under court protection from creditors is reporting the leak of an estimated 100,000 litres of oilfield liquids from a pipeline in northern Alberta. The provincial regulator says it…
Court tells ICBC to keep paying storage for acid-damaged vehicles
November 4, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – As a dispute over an acid spill that damaged thousands of vehicles winds its way through court, the Insurance Corporation of B.C. has been ordered to keep paying storage costs for the writeoffs. The corporation asked the B.C.…
Oil spill off Newfoundland shore can’t be cleaned up
November 22, 2018 Holly McKenzie-Sutter - THE CANADIAN PRESSJOHN’S, N.L. It’s now impossible to clean up Newfoundland’s largest-ever oil spill that leaked into the ocean last week, according to the regulatory board that oversees the province’s offshore activities. The 250,000-litre spill happened on Friday morning while Husky Energy’s…
Diesel fuel leaks into river after fatal train derailment
September 20, 2018 The Canadian PressWINNIPEG – A train that derailed in northern Manitoba on Saturday that killed a railway worker is leaking diesel fuel into the Metishto River. Manitoba Sustainable Development says the fuel is from one of the locomotives. The province says spill…
Insurer receives 3,000 vehicle damage claims after two sulphuric acid spills
September 16, 2018 by Jason ContantThe Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has received more than 3,000 claims from two sulphuric acid spills in April and May, the public insurer said Wednesday. The Canadian Press reported mining company Teck Resources as saying two spills of…