Saturday, December 27, 2025
ADVT 
National

CP Rail train carrying coal derails near Ashcroft, B.C.

The Canadian Press, 13 Jan, 2017 01:21 PM
    ASHCROFT, B.C. — A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train carrying coal derailed near Ashcroft, B.C., Thursday afternoon.
     
    The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has confirmed the incident and says two investigators have been deployed to the scene.
     
    TSB spokeswoman Julie Leroux says 29 cars derailed around 3:45 p.m. 
     
    CP Rail spokesman Jeremy Berry says there were no injuries to the crew and no dangerous goods were involved in the incident.
     
    Berry says CP Rail is taking the incident extremely seriously and has enacted its emergency response process.
     
    The cause of the derailment is still unknown, and the Transportation Safety Board expects to learn more once investigators survey the scene Friday morning.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    No Criminal Charges In Death Of Woman Who Fell Out Of Vancouver Party Bus

    No Criminal Charges In Death Of Woman Who Fell Out Of Vancouver Party Bus
    Police say Chelsea James lost her balance and stumbled into the stairwell against the pneumatic passenger door, which opened and she fell out of the bus.

    No Criminal Charges In Death Of Woman Who Fell Out Of Vancouver Party Bus

    Arrest After Double Stabbing Leaves Man Hurt, Another Dead At Burnaby Homeless Camp

    Arrest After Double Stabbing Leaves Man Hurt, Another Dead At Burnaby Homeless Camp
     53-year-old man is under arrest as detectives investigate an apparent homicide in Burnaby, B.C.

    Arrest After Double Stabbing Leaves Man Hurt, Another Dead At Burnaby Homeless Camp

    Family Of Slain B.C. Girl Reena Virk Reacts To News Of Killer's Prison Pregnancy

    Family Of Slain B.C. Girl Reena Virk Reacts To News Of Killer's Prison Pregnancy
    Reena Virk's grandfather Mukand Pallan of Victoria, B.C., says he hopes becoming a mother will inspire Kelly Ellard.

    Family Of Slain B.C. Girl Reena Virk Reacts To News Of Killer's Prison Pregnancy

    British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Vancouver With Ill Crew

    British Airways says a plane travelling from San Francisco to London diverted to Vancouver after members of the crew reported feeling ill.

    British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Vancouver With Ill Crew

    UBC, Former Student End Human-rights Complaint Mediation Unsuccessfully

    Glynnis Kirchmeier says she cannot disclose what happened during the early settlement meeting due to a confidentiality agreement, but she is pushing ahead with her case.

    UBC, Former Student End Human-rights Complaint Mediation Unsuccessfully

    Premier Christy Clark Sends Greetings For Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas

    In the coming days, Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and other communities will celebrate Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, and Bandi Chhor Divas.

    Premier Christy Clark Sends Greetings For Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas