Todd Humber

Alberta has ordered the closure of five commercial driver training schools and removed 13 trucking companies from its roads as part of a crackdown on safety violations in the province’s… …

The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has ruled the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is not responsible for an alleged aggravation of a worker’s pre-existing right hip osteoarthritis. The decision… …

Most Canadians view fire alarm technicians and sprinkler fitters positively, but only 30 per cent are familiar with fire alarm technicians as a career and just 22 per cent know… …

A Toronto-based propane distributor has been fined $375,000 after a worker was crushed to death between a 1,000-gallon propane tank and a building wall during a tank replacement, according to… …

A construction worker sustained serious injuries after falling more than six metres from a townhouse under construction when an incomplete temporary guardrail failed, according to WorkSafeBC. The incident occurred in… …

Nova Scotia will reduce workers’ compensation rates for employers in 2027, the first rate cut in more than 30 years, while significantly increasing benefits for injured workers, the provincial government… …

Falls from heights remained the most frequently cited workplace safety violation for the 15th consecutive year, contributing to 725 workplace deaths in 2023, according to new data from the National… …

A Leamington-based mushroom producer has been fined $115,000 after a worker was critically injured at its Kingsville facility, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said. The incident… …

WorkSafeBC has imposed a $674,445.93 penalty against Lafarge Canada Inc. following a fatal incident at the company’s Richmond cement manufacturing facility where a worker was struck and killed by debris… …