MONTREUX, Switzerland—Four members of a French family died in the Swiss resort of Montreux on Thursday, and a fifth is in a serious condition, after they fell from the 7th floor of their apartment building, police said. The Vaud cantonal police said they were still investigating, but have ruled out there being another person in…
Tesla Faces New Probe Over Claims of ‘Phantom Braking’ at High Speeds
Tesla is facing a new probe by U.S. auto safety regulators, who said they had received a few hundred complaints alleging unexpected brake activation in some Tesla models, an issue consumers have dubbed “phantom braking.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a Feb. 16 notice (pdf) that the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation…
Kenney Relieves Justice Minister of Duties, Orders Investigation Into Police Call
January 18, 2022
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EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has relieved Justice Minister Kaycee Madu of his duties after it came to light that Madu called Edmonton’s police chief about a traffic ticket. Kenney says while all parties agree Madu never asked Chief Dale McFee to cancel the ticket last March, there’s a bigger issue at play. “It’s essential the…
Federal Transport Minister Asks for Investigation Into Sunwing Party Flight to Mexico
MONTREAL—Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has asked Transport Canada to investigate reports of “unacceptable” behaviour on a recent Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico. Videos of the Dec. 30 flight shared on social media appear to show passengers not wearing masks as they gather in close proximity, singing and dancing in the aisle…
Sens. Rubio and Brown Issue Bipartisan Call for Probe Into Amazon Labor Practices
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) have asked the Labor Department for a full federal probe into Amazon’s labor practices, with the two lawmakers citing recent reports that suggest potential employment law violations, “troubling working conditions,” and “improper treatment” of Amazon employees. Rubio and Brown said in a Dec. 20 letter to U.S….
Kentucky Candle Factory Under Investigation Following Tornado Deaths
Mayfield Consumer Products (MCP) is under investigation for its labor practices after managers allegedly threatened to fire employees if they called off, or left, their shift during a series of tornadoes beginning on Dec. 10. Eight workers died when the candle-making factory was destroyed during the tornadoes. The Kentucky Labor Cabinet, a division of Occupational…
Kentucky Gov. Beshear Announces Investigation into Candle Factory Tornado Deaths
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that an investigation will be carried out into the deaths of eight people who were killed at a candle factory when a tornado struck over the weekend. At least eight people were killed after the tornado struck the Mayfield Consumer Products factory, the company said on Sunday. The…
Ontario Investigating Four Possible Omicron Cases, Offering Testing to 375 Travellers
November 29, 2021
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TORONTO—Ontario is investigating four more possible cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern, and the province’s top doctor said it’s likely more will be detected after an initial two cases were confirmed over the weekend. Dr. Kieran Moore said two of the potential cases are in the Hamilton, Ont., area and two are in…
‘Rust’ Armorer Attorneys Blame Producers for ‘Unsafe’ Set
Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe working conditions. Gutierrez Reed was the armorer on the set of “Rust.” The 24-year-old, who…
LIVE: Officials Present Investigation Findings in Alec Baldwin-Involved Shooting
Santa Fe County Sheriff and District Attorney hold joint news conference on investigation into fatal shooting on set of Alec Baldwin movie “Rust.”
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