Firefighters

The Manitoba government will change its workers compensation law to make it easier for firefighters and wildfire fighters diagnosed with occupational illnesses to get benefits. Premier Wab Kinew announced the… …

Air quality monitoring around an ongoing fire at the ECCO recycling facility in Calgary’s Shepard Industrial area shows a low overall health risk for the general population, though people directly… …

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Society fire brigades and volunteer fire departments in British Columbia will be treated as employers under the Workers Compensation Act starting Oct. 1, 2026, when amendments to Part 31 of… …

WorkSafeNB has expanded a mental health monitoring app to the Moncton Fire Department and New Brunswick Coroner Services, giving more frontline workers a tool to track psychological stress before it… …

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The New Brunswick government has bought four new Fire Boss aircraft to help fight wildfires, the Department of Natural Resources announced May 19. The amphibious planes can scoop water from… …

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