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… …
Aviation
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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
Premium 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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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
TSB investigation continues into Toronto airport crash that injured 21
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is conducting a complex investigation into a February 2025 crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport that injured 21 people when a regional jet broke… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Fatal helicopter crash highlights risks of practice maneuvers with passengers, TSB finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA passenger died and the pilot was seriously injured when a Bell 206L-4 helicopter crashed during a practice autorotation maneuver at a private heliport west of Red Deer, Alta., on… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Untrained airport worker left unsupervised, leading to runway excursion in northern Quebec
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn aircraft conducting a medical evacuation flight skidded off the runway at Wemindji Airport in November 2023 after striking a snow windrow left by an untrained vehicle operator working alone,… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Aircraft engine fire warning leads to runway overrun at Goose Bay Airport in N.L.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA false engine fire warning prompted a flight crew to rush their return to Goose Bay Airport, leading to a runway overrun that highlights risks of time-pressured emergency responses, according… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Aviation parts firm fined $60K after worker injured by pressurized paint container in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
An aviation parts manufacturer has been fined $60,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a pressurized paint container exploded at a Niagara-on-the-Lake facility. Genaire Limited pleaded guilty in December… …



