By Theresa Blackburn and Paige Morgan | River Valley Sun The Municipality of Lakeland Ridges has been charged with two counts under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. WorksafeNB notified the council… …
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By William Koblensky Varela | Nunavut News Deaths due to injuries on the job happen in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut at a higher rate than any other province or territory,… …
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By George Lee | The Macleod Gazette Critical days lie ahead for a rules-and-roads navigation and permitting tool for truckers, Alberta’s Official Opposition warned. Speaking to reporters, the NDP’s Lorne Dach… …
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By Arty Sarkisian | Nunatsiaq News Qulliq Energy Corp. is set to be sentenced under Nunavut’s Safety Act for charges related to the death of one of its electricians in 2024. “The matter… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Workers’ advocate in Thunder Bay, Ont., says failed WSIB reform bill produced results
By Mike Stimpson | 4SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Local MPP Lise Vaugeois’s private member’s bill to reform the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board failed in the legislature, but a local advocate for injured… …
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Features & AnalysisOHS FinesWorkplace Safety
B.C. company fined $575,000 for a construction worker’s death
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee A B.C. Supreme Court justice ordered contractor J. Cote & Son Excavating to pay $575,000 Monday after ruling the company’s criminal negligence caused the… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Curfew, probation for woman who bit ER nurse at University Hospital of Northern BC
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A woman who bit a nurse at University Hospital of Northern BC was sentenced March 26 to five months under a curfew in the… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Workplace violence incidents decline in Bluewater District School Board, report shows
By Emily Bowen | Mildmay Town Crier The Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) in Chelsey, Ont., reported a decline in workplace violence incidents across its schools, while emphasizing continued investment in prevention, training… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Qulliq worker death case waiting on victim impact statement, says lawyer
By Arty Sarkisian | Nunatsiaq News Prosecutors are trying to obtain a victim impact statement from the family of an electrician who died on the job, as they work to resolve a… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
When the heat won’t let go: Rising temps bring risks for farm workers
By Jacqueline M. St. Pierre | The Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—Morning still arrives the same way on the farm—slow light spilling across the fields, dew clinging to the grass, a kettle on… …



