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A construction worker installing vapour barrier in a house under construction died from carbon monoxide poisoning after running a gas-powered generator indoors to power a kerosene space heater, an investigation… …
A window cleaner was electrocuted and died after an extendable water-fed cleaning pole touched high-voltage power lines at a private home in British Columbia in May 2024, according to a… …
A Newfoundland and Labrador sawmill operator is facing multiple charges under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. Cottle’s Island Lumber Company Limited, based in Summerford, was charged following months… …
A roofer suffered serious injuries after falling 3.4 metres from a steep-slope residential roof to a concrete driveway in January 2025, according to an investigation into the incident. The worker… …
Nova Scotia’s workforce logged more than 83,000 additional working days in 2025 compared with the previous year, as fewer workers were hurt on the job and more returned to work… …
As Nova Scotia endured a heat warning last week, WCB Nova Scotia is highlighting the toll heat has taken on workers across the province. Since 2015, 201 Nova Scotians have… …
A labour arbitrator has ordered the Canadian Football League (CFL) to cover Arland Bruce’s mandatory arbitration costs but refused to award either side the hundreds of thousands of dollars in… …
A manufacturing worker who says he was mocked and sworn at by two superiors after returning to work from shoulder surgery has been denied chronic mental stress benefits, with Ontario’s… …
Two correctional officers were killed in a motor vehicle accident on Aug. 7 while escorting an inmate from Edmonton Institution for Women, the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN) said.… …
The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia raised $12,065 in 2026 for Threads of Life, a national charity that supports families affected by workplace fatalities, life-altering injuries and occupational diseases.… …
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