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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says an overloaded barge operating beyond its stability limits capsized during Arctic sealift work off Iqaluit, sending a worker and 23 containers into… …

The Canadian Trucking Alliance has launched a national campaign linking widespread payroll fraud in Canada’s trucking industry to deteriorating safety standards and increased collision rates across the country. The Stop… …

By Hoda Khalil, Carleton University and Gabriel Wainer, Carleton University A recent report from the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index found that wildfires are worsening air quality in… …

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… …

A Canadian National (CN) freight locomotive collided with a stationary Réseau de transport métropolitain (exo) commuter train in Montréal in November 2023, injuring six people and prompting the Transportation Safety… …

A heavy equipment operator drowned in August 2022 when his excavator rolled off a steep dirt road and into a river at a recreational vehicle park, according to an investigation… …

Nearly 30 per cent of workers who experience pain at work don’t report it to their employers, according to new research that highlights a major communication gap in workplace safety… …

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Workers in psychologically unsafe environments are 80 per cent more likely to sustain work-related injuries requiring medical attention, according to new cross-industry research that reveals widespread gaps in workplace mental… …