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Flight attendant accuses Delta of using ‘inexperienced' pilot on plane that crashed at Pearson airport: lawsuit
This image taken from video released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the crashed plane of Delta flight 4819 at Toronto Pearson International Airport, in Mississauga, Ontario, on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada via AP) A flight attendant who was a passenger on board the Delta Air Lines plane that crashed on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport earlier this year is now suing the airline, alleging it demonstrated a 'reckless disregard for passenger safety' by assigning an 'inexperienced pilot' to the flight. Vanessa Miles, who works as a flight attendant for Delta, is seeking US$75 million in damages, according to a complaint filed in U.S. federal court. None of the allegations have been proven in court and Delta Air Lines has not yet responded to CP24's request for comment. Miles said she sustained severe injuries as a result of the fiery crash, which occurred at the Toronto area airport on Feb. 17. Eighty people were on board the Endeavor Air flight from Minnesota when it hit the tarmac at Pearson, rolled on to its roof, and skidded across the runway. Officials previously confirmed that 21 passengers and crew members were injured as a result of the incident. In the lawsuit, which was filed in Michigan, Miles said she was not working that day but was 'deadheading,' a term used when flight crew travel as a passenger to prepare for a future work assignment. According to the lawsuit, the plane experienced a 'violent and catastrophic drop' during landing and 'struck the ground with excessive force' before coming to rest upside down on its roof. 'Soaked in jet fuel' The document states that Miles was temporarily rendered unconscious while hanging upside down from her seatbelt in the inverted plane. 'Upon regaining consciousness, she found herself soaked in jet fuel and surrounded by smoke, putting her at grave risk for chemical burns, asphyxiation, and death,' the lawsuit read. After unbuckling her seatbelt and falling from the ceiling, Miles said she had to jump six to seven feet to the ground after the emergency slides failed to deploy. The suit states that the plane exploded about two minutes after she got off the plane. She was later transported to a Toronto hospital for treatment. She said the injuries that resulted from the incident include a fractured left shoulder, a traumatic brain injury, post-concussion syndrome, knee injuries, back injuries, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. 'This accident was caused, at least in part, by (the defendants) knowingly assigning an inexperienced and inadequately trained pilot to operate the flight, demonstrating a reckless disregard for passenger safety in pursuit of operational efficiency,' the lawsuit alleges. 'Defendants cut corners on safety by rushing pilots through training programs and knowingly putting passengers at risk with inexperienced flight crew.' The claim also alleges that the airline failed to properly maintain the aircraft's landing gear and 'related systems,' and failed to have adequate emergency response procedures in place. Canada's Transportation Safety Board in investigating the incident and in a preliminary report released in March, it found a warning system on the plane sent an alert 'indicating a high rate of descent' less than three seconds before the crash. The full report could take until late next year to be completed, the TSB previously said. Multiple passengers, including Canadians, have filed separate lawsuits against Delta and the company's regional carrier Endeavor Air, in U.S. courts, including in Minnesota, Georgia, and Texas. Delta previously responded to one of the lawsuits in a court filing on May 30, indicating that the airline 'denies all allegations' made by a passenger who claimed to have suffered 'significant injuries' as a result of the crash. The company previously told CTV News that it fully support the TSB's ongoing investigation. With files from CTV News Senior Correspondent Adrian Ghobrial
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War monument removed from Portage and Main to be installed in Field of Honour
A war monument is seen in an undated photo at Portage and Main in Winnipeg. (CTV News Winnipeg) A war monument that previously stood at the iconic corner of Portage and Main will be installed at the Field of Honour in Brookside Cemetery later this year. The statue was erected in 1923 outside the former Bank of Montreal (BMO) building in downtown Winnipeg to honour veterans of the First World War. The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) purchased the building in 2020 and donated the monument to the City of Winnipeg last year. The statue was removed from the Portage and Main site prior to a major construction project to reopen the intersection to pedestrian traffic. Recent posts circulating on social media have suggested the statue was dumped in a junk yard, however, an MMF spokesperson told CTV News it is being stored at a storage facility while it awaits its relocation. 'Due to the size and weight of the monument and based on the expert guidance we were given, we agreed to have it stored outdoors, wrapped in protective coverings,' the spokesperson wrote. 'We understand that it was recently and temporarily unwrapped while the storage facility made some adjustments to its yard.' The spokesperson added the photo on social media was taken on an angle that divides the foreground from the background. 'Most of the items, including the overgrowth and rusted items, are not in the yard where the statue is being stored.' The Manitoba Metis Federation said it fully intends to follow through on its commitment to help install the monument at the Field of Honour. 'We expect this relocation to take place in the fall of this year, and will ensure that the monument receives all honours during a ceremony that will be open to the public.'
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Alberta separatist lawyer reprimanded, ordered to pay $10K in costs
Article content The Law Society of Alberta has reprimanded one of the leaders of the Albert separatist movement after finding he twice broke professional standards. Article content In a June 25 hearing report that was published online Tuesday, a three-person law society committee imposed the reprimand on Jeffrey Rath and also ordered that he pay $10,000 in costs by June 30. Article content Article content 'You have a responsibility to the members of the public and to the law society to represent their best interest. You failed in this case,' the report reads. Article content Article content 'This failure represents the type of thing that the law society strives to avoid, and the confidence we need to instill in the public is that we have to ensure that they believe and know that they will be treated, by our members, conscientiously and honestly. You failed in this case. You must do better.' Article content Article content The report notes Rath admitted guilt to two citations, the first of which states he was fired by Thunderchild First Nation (TFN) but failed to cooperate in transferring legal records to its new lawyer, taking six months to eventually transfer the documents. Article content The second citation states he misrepresented to the court that he remained TFN's lawyer in November of 2019 when in fact TFN had effectively sacked him as their representative two months earlier. Article content 'As a member of this law society, you will be expected to look at what you have done to determine whether or not you can improve on what has happened, learn from this particular matter, and, of course, to move forward,' the report reads. Article content Article content The report states Rath's lawyers noted his cooperation, health issues, and completion of coursework regarding the law society's code of conduct. Article content Rath is based in Foothills outside of Calgary and specializes in environmental law as well as treaty and Indigenous rights. Article content He has emerged a leading figure in the Alberta separatist movement through the Alberta Prosperity Project. Article content In March, he made a two-minute appearance on Fox News where he touted Alberta as potentially joining the United States as its 51st state. Article content On air, he claimed 'hundreds' of Albertans were seeking 'to explore the benefits of either Alberta becoming an independent sovereign nation with economic union to the United States, becoming a U.S. territory, or pursuing full statehood.'
