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Newfoundland and Labrador’s workers’ compensation board is marking its 75th anniversary this year, as the province’s lost-time injury rate has fallen to less than a third of what it was… …
The Ontario government and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding the public to secure food sources and follow safe-response protocols as black bears emerge from hibernation and begin moving… …
By Emily Bowen | Mildmay Town Crier The Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) in Chelsey, Ont., reported a decline in workplace violence incidents across its schools, while emphasizing continued investment in prevention, training… …
By Arty Sarkisian | Nunatsiaq News Prosecutors are trying to obtain a victim impact statement from the family of an electrician who died on the job, as they work to resolve a… …
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is asking all workplaces across Canada to observe a moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. on April 28 in memory of… …
A defect invisible to the naked eye caused an iron ore train to split apart and derail seven cars near Saumon Station, Quebec, in November 2024, the Transportation Safety Board… …
The National Safety Council has named 10 technology companies as semifinalists in its 2026 Work to Zero Safety Innovation Challenge, a competition focused on solutions that address fatigue in the… …
A luffing tower crane’s jib partially collapsed at a highrise construction site in January 2024, narrowly missing several workers, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The incident happened during morning testing.… …
Prince Edward Island has become the first province in Canada to lower the starting age for colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45, the provincial government announced March 30. Islanders… …
A Cambridge contractor has been fined $80,000 after a section of cooling pipe fell and injured a worker at a Whitby steel plant in May 2023. Trade-Mark Industrial Inc., based… …
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