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A non-watertight workboat took on water and capsized in rough seas off Vancouver, killing its operator, an investigation by WorkSafeBC has found. The Oct. 23, 2023, incident involved the Hornet,… …

Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is phasing out the Second Injury and Enhancement Fund after an outside audit found the 81-year-old program delivers limited to no value for money… …

WorkSafeBC is urging employers to strengthen training and supervision for young and new workers after new research found many hesitate to speak up about unsafe conditions on the job. The… …

A Newfoundland and Labrador seafood processor has been ordered to pay $30,000 in fines after a worker’s arm was caught in a machine used to separate mussels, the Provincial Court… …

A worker at a British Columbia electrical substation suffered serious burns after an arc flash occurred while he was standing on an energized transformer, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. The… …

Two fish harvesters died Tuesday when their vessel sank off Brent’s Cove, N.L., prompting condolences from the province’s premier and other officials. The Canadian Coast Guard received a report of… …

An arbitrator has ruled that the Toronto Transit Commission failed to prove its safety-sensitive workforce has a drug and alcohol problem serious enough to justify randomly testing employees, after a… …

Workplace Safety North says Ontario’s forestry, paper, printing and converting sector recorded two work-related fatalities in 2025, one linked to a workplace injury and one linked to an occupational disease.… …

By Farhan M. Asrar I woke up today seeing that my windows appeared to have an yellow/orange tint to them, signalling that wildfire smoke was upon my city and reminding… …