Safety News Canada Staff

Rogers Communications Canada Inc. has been fined $260,000 after a contractor died in a 120-metre fall from a telecommunications tower in January 2022. The worker, employed by Verrascend Technologies Inc.,… …

An Alberta worker has lost his bid for workers’ compensation related to COVID-19 after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation found he failed to prove he contracted the virus… …

Nova Scotia’s workplace injury rate dropped to a record low in November, with nearly 500 fewer workers injured compared to the same period in previous years, according to the Workers’… …

An Oakville steel processing company has been fined $125,000 after a worker was injured by a falling steel coil at its Stoney Creek facility. Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, operating… …

An Alberta employer has been denied relief from workers’ compensation costs after terminating a worker for safety concerns following a positive drug test, even though the employer argued modified work… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia has appointed Mary Anne Campbell as general counsel, effective January 2026. Campbell joins the WCB’s executive leadership team from the Nova Scotia Health… …

New Brunswick’s auditor general has found nearly half of department-operated highways are in poor or very poor condition and called for improvements to the province’s highway safety systems. Paul Martin… …

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses as flu cases increase heading into the holiday season. Dr. Kieran Moore issued a statement… …

A Toronto-based retail logistics provider has been fined $70,000 after a worker was critically injured in a forklift collision at its Brampton, Ont., warehouse. National Logistics Services (2006) Inc. pleaded… …