A construction crew working near Fort St. John, B.C., punctured an operating natural gas pipeline last November after losing track of exactly where the line was buried, the Transportation Safety… …
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Coroner’s review of 44 construction deaths in Ontario makes 14 recommendations
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario’s Office of the Chief Coroner has reviewed the deaths of 44 construction workers and put forward 14 recommendations to prevent similar deaths on the province’s job sites. The report… …
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Ontario recognizes CSA respirators, tightens other workplace safety rules as of July 1
Ontario is now formally recognizing respirators certified by the Canadian Standards Association Group under amendments to regulations made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, effective July 1. Employers using… …
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PREMIUM Officer held at gunpoint wins larger PTSD impairment award
A former police officer whose post-traumatic stress disorder traces back to a 2004 incident in which a man pointed a gun at his head will keep his full loss-of-earnings benefits… …
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PREMIUM BC Hydro loses court fight after it steered worker away from reporting mental health injury
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority has failed to overturn a finding that it discouraged a worker from reporting a mental-disorder injury to the province’s workers’ compensation board. The Supreme… …
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CN freight train derailment in Paris, Ont., linked to kinked air hoses, brake delay: TSB
A Canadian National Railway Company freight train derailed near Paris, Ontario, in the early morning hours of July 25, 2025, after a brake pipe air flow restriction caused unbalanced braking… …
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Ontario’s workplace first aid training program gets national standards upgrade
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has launched a modernized First Aid Program in Ontario, effective June 22, bringing workplace training in line with national standards for the first… …
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Ontario urges tick precautions as Lyme disease cases rise
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government is urging people to guard against tick bites this summer as cases of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses rise and ticks spread into new areas of… …
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Passenger drowned trapped inside overturned seaplane in Warner Bay, B.C.: TSB report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a passenger drowned trapped inside a seaplane that overturned while landing in Warner Bay, B.C., in October 2024. The board, known as the… …
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WorkSafeBC urges employers to plan now for summer heat, smoke and UV risks
WorkSafeBC is calling on British Columbia employers to put hazard controls in place before summer weather creates dangerous conditions for workers. The workers’ compensation regulator says heat, wildfire smoke and… …


