WorkSafeNB recorded nine workplace fatalities in 2025, down from 15 the year before, according to the Crown corporation’s 2025 annual report released July 9. The report covers the first full… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Manufacturer fined $50,000 after worker critically injured in Cornwall, Ont.
A Quebec-based furniture manufacturer has been fined $50,000 after a worker was critically injured at its Cornwall, Ont., plant. Ridgewood Industries Ltd., headquartered in Laval, Que., pleaded guilty in the… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
B.C. drug toxicity deaths drop to lowest level since 2020
British Columbia recorded 109 deaths from suspected unregulated drug toxicity in May 2026, the BC Coroners Service reported in a bulletin issued July 9. That works out to about 3.5… …
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Alberta appeal body allows construction firm’s OHS penalty appeal despite filing error
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Transportation Safety Board logs 71 rail deaths, drop in accidents overall in 2025
Trespassing on rail lines killed 53 people in Canada last year, the leading cause of rail deaths, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s final 2025 occurrence statistics. The… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Ideal Supply fined $70K after worker falls from ladder at warehouse in Listowel, Ont.
Ideal Supply Inc. has been fined $70,000 after a worker fell from a ladder and was hurt at its warehouse in Listowel, Ont. The Mississauga, Ont.-based tools and parts supplier… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Worker denied compensation despite finding of excessive workload caused stress disorder
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