BC Ferries reopens probe into Queen of the North sinking
BC Ferries confirms reopening its internal inquiry after new information was sent to the Transportation Safety Board about the March 22 2006 sinking of the Queen of the North in the Inside Passage. The company questions whether fourth officer Karl Lilgert was on the bridge when the vessel struck an island and sank. Ninety nine passengers and crew were rescued. two others are legally dead.
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Karl Lilgert
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Arson Suspected In Fort St John Hotel Fire
Daniel Rae, owner of the under construction Nova Star Hotel on the Alaska Highway, says the Tuesday blaze that destroyed his property and a neighboring motel appears arson. He appeals to the public for information as investigators review suspicious fires plaguing Fort St John.
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First Canadian charged in human trafficking found not guilty
Michael Wai Chi Ng was acquitted of the main human trafficking counts in Canada’s first such case, but convicted on five lesser charges including keeping a common bawdy house and creating false travel documents. He faces sentencing on October 5.
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Vancouver
Canada
Michael
Wai Chi) Ng
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Michael Klein
Klein
Montreal
Malcolm MacLean
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Farmers see input costs as top challenge for producers
A survey of 1,300 Prairie farmers shows input costs are the main hurdle, outweighing debates over the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly. The poll also notes that 62 percent of 29,000 barley ballots supported ending the board’s barley monopoly, while the spokesman urged progress on dual marketing over legal action.
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Regina
Canadian Wheat Board
Agriculture
Chuck Strahl
Wheat Board
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