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Features & AnalysisOpinionWorkplace Safety
What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?
By Mehra Balsara, Antoinette Ludwig, Catherine Cullingham, and Marc Avramov As a dead crow tested positive for West Nile virus in Ontario this week, Canadians may be wondering: just how… …
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OpinionWorkplace Safety
Should FIFA be doing more to protect soccer players from the World Cup heat?
By Toby Mündel and Samuel Penna Wanner The most watched sporting event in the world kicks off on June 11 co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. With 2026… …
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OpinionWorkplace Safety
Climate change could significantly worsen summer air quality in future decades
By Rebecca Kaarina Saari Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of dying from lung cancer, respiratory infection, heart… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOpinionWorkplace Safety
Sleep and diet may matter more than exercise for buffering the health toll of chronic stress
By Nick Turner, A. Wren Montgomery, Erica Carleton, and Serra Al-Katib When work gets stressful, the standard advice is familiar: exercise more, eat better, sleep more and cut back on… …
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By Benoit Barbeau The MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak began that killed three passengers and infected at least five others, left Cape Verde on May 6. It… …
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Global Safety NewsOpinion
Agricultural work is dangerous – but good communication can save lives in Colorado
By Morgan Valley and Lorann Stallones Six people, including one teenager, died at a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Colorado, 35 miles northeast of Denver, on Aug. 20, 2025. Four of …
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Features & AnalysisOpinionWorkplace Safety
Is it better for your health to work standing up or sitting down?
By Alejandro J. Almenar Arasanz, and Marta Diarte Oliva For years, we’ve been told that “sitting is the new smoking”. It’s a catchy phrase that seems to sum up a… …
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Global Safety NewsOpinion
40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl
By Nick Dunn In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are …
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By Brian Oliver and Peter J. Irga The fire at a major oil refinery in the Victorian city of Geelong has now reportedly been extinguished. But with thick smoke from… …



