WorkSafeBC is urging employers in the province’s Southern Interior to protect workers from heat-related illness as hot temperatures move into the region. “Elevated temperatures increase the risk of heat stress… …
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Level crossing VIA Rail collision near Quebec town blamed on parked trucks
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation has found that two tractor-trailers parked too close to a rail line caused a collision with a VIA Rail passenger train in… …
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Captain’s reflex reverse-thrust action caused runway crash in Ontario, TSB finds
A Perimeter Aviation LP flight crashed after the captain unintentionally engaged reverse thrust before the aircraft touched down, according to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report released July… …
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Toxic wildfire smoke over Ontario: What workplaces are required to do
Wildfire smoke has pushed air quality across much of southern Ontario into the orange, or “very poor,” category this week, prompting renewed attention to existing provincial and workplace safety guidance… …
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Home Hardware fined $75,000 after worker’s ladder fall at warehouse in St. Jacobs, Ont.
Home Hardware Stores Limited has been fined $75,000 after a worker was critically injured in a fall from a ladder at the company’s warehouse in St. Jacobs, Ontario. The company… …
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WorkSafeBC holds average premium rate flat for 10th straight year
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkSafeBC will keep its preliminary average base premium rate at $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2027, marking the 10th consecutive year the rate has stayed at this level.… …
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Suicide report validates call for mental heath benefits in corrections: Union
By Carrie Ivardi | TBNewswatch.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. — There have been 34 documented suicides among province’s correctional workers since 2010. Shawn Bradshaw thinks the actual number is significantly higher. “In… …
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Untreated mental health struggles can escalate like workplace violence, consultant warns
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberUntreated mental health struggles can build to a crisis without warning, and the workers best placed to catch the early signs are frontline managers and supervisors, a human resources consultant… …
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78 safety recommendations remain unresolved, Transportation Safety Board says
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says 78 of its safety recommendations remain unresolved, despite years of calls for action from regulators and industry. The board released its annual… …
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Injury claims hit record low in N.L., WorkplaceNL says
Newfoundland and Labrador’s lost-time injury rate stayed at an all-time low of 1.2 per 100 workers in 2025, WorkplaceNL said. The number of new injury claims also reached a record… …



