Friday, April 14th, 2023
Dangerous use of personal vehicle at play in 2022 deaths of Royal Military College cadets
Drowning confirmed as cause of death for all 4 cadets, few other details released The dangerous use of a personal vehicle was a factor in the deaths of four cadets at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, Ont., almost a year ago, the Office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal says. “With the families’ agreement, [investigators] can confirm the cause of the four deaths was drowning,” the office said in a statement issued Friday afternoon. The three-paragraph release comes nearly two weeks shy of the incident’s one-year anniversary and provides no other details aboutRead more
CP Rail, Kansas City Southern merger clears path for more cargo, but hitches remain
Continent’s 1st major railway merger in over 2 decades Under the banner of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the merger of North America’s two smallest Class 1 railways became official Friday morning as CEO Keith Creel drove home a platinum spike at a ceremony in Kansas City, Mo. Combining Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. with Kansas City Southern Railway Co., the fusion creates the only railway stretching from Canada through to the U.S. and Mexico and marks the continent’s first major rail merger in more than two decades after a U.S. regulatorRead more