Workplace Safety

WorkSafeNB has selected four New Brunswick students as recipients of its 2026 Future of Safety Scholarship, chosen from a pool of nearly 400 applicants. Each recipient receives $2,500 to support… …

Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care is urging residents to take precautions against Lyme disease and West Nile virus as warmer weather and recent rainfall raise the risk of tick… …

Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Board is urging employers to prioritize safety training and supervision for young workers as the summer job season gets underway, citing data showing workers under 25… …

An Alberta oil and gas well servicing company has been fined $144,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when a pressurized valve struck him at a Slave Lake worksite. Apex… …

By Renee Lilley | Portage Graphic Leader Provincial authorities are investigating two separate workplace accidents in southern Manitoba last week that left two workers dead. The first incident occurred Monday, June 15 around… …

The National Safety Council has reached a five-year milestone in its effort to reduce musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace, with nearly 300 organizations representing more than three million workers now… …

The Ontario government will raise speed limits to 110 km/h on another 938 kilometres of provincial highways by Sept. 30, saying the change will apply only to routes designed to… …

A Cobourg roofing company has been fined $100,000 after a worker was critically injured falling from a roof at a Port Hope construction site in 2023. Moffat Bros. Roofing Ltd.… …

By Ian Williams Heat is no longer a future climate risk. It is already here. Across continents, high temperatures are being pushed higher by forces acting at once: human-caused warming,… …