Canada proposes C$250,000 fines for rail safety misses
May 16, 2014 at 16:56 PM EDT
OTTAWA, May 16 (Reuters) - Canada will propose fines of up to C$250,000 ($229,000) on railway companies that violate safety requirements, the government announced on Friday in the latest reaction to last year's deadly oil-by-rail crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec.