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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Helicopter pilot killed after flying into low cloud near Vancouver Island’s Brooks Peninsula: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA commercial helicopter pilot died after his aircraft struck terrain in a remote gully near Brooks Peninsula, British Columbia, in August 2024 — an accident the Transportation Safety Board of… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Workplace trauma preceded psychosis in firearms standoff case, board finds
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Lack of mountain flying training rules cited in fatal B.C. crash: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Cessna 172 operated by Chinook Helicopters (1982) Ltd. crashed into a mountainside near Abbotsford, British Columbia, on April 5, 2025, killing both occupants during a training flight, according to… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
TSB finds inadequate training, missed inspection behind fatal Tofino, B.C., aircraft crash
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA privately registered twin-engine aircraft crashed and burned seconds after takeoff from Tofino/Long Beach Airport in British Columbia in July 2024, killing the pilot and one passenger after the pilot… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
N.L. marks 17 years since Cougar Flight 491 crash killed 17 offshore workers
Newfoundland and Labrador is marking the 17th anniversary of the Cougar Flight 491 crash, which killed 17 offshore workers on March 12, 2009, in one of the province’s deadliest workplace… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Tailwind shift during autorotation training killed Whitehorse helicopter pilot: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA trainee helicopter pilot died after his aircraft entered a dangerous aerodynamic condition during a training flight near Whitehorse, Yukon, on May 2, 2025 — an accident that underscores a… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Six people died after pilot in N.W.T. kept aircraft low to blow snow off wings: TSB investigation
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberSix people aboard a commuter aircraft were killed near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, after a captain deliberately flew a shallow takeoff to shed snow from the wings — a decision… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Flight attendant with PTSD awarded full LOE benefits after tribunal rejects ‘office clerk’ assumption
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Aircraft painter awarded full LOE benefits after WSIB overlooks foot injury, hip surgery
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