A Quebec-based foundation repair company has been fined $75,000 after a worker was injured in an explosion while applying flammable adhesive at the bottom of a trench at an Ottawa… …
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Failed engine control transfer sent Quebec City ferry into wharf, TSB finds
A passenger ferry carrying 103 people struck a wharf at the Port of Quebec City in 2024 after its bridge crew lost control of the engine during final approach, a… …
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Quebec workers report widespread impact from summer heat, survey finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNearly three in four employed people in Quebec say they have felt at least one effect of extreme heat on the job over the past three years, according to a… …
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PREMIUM Kingsway Bulk trucker fired over safety-related wood chips refusal reinstated by Quebec arbitrator
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Rail safety board finds broken rail likely caused Quebec ore train derailment
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into a December 2025 derailment of a Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) ore train, finding that… …
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Level crossing VIA Rail collision near Quebec town blamed on parked trucks
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation has found that two tractor-trailers parked too close to a rail line caused a collision with a VIA Rail passenger train in… …
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Manufacturer fined $50,000 after worker critically injured in Cornwall, Ont.
A Quebec-based furniture manufacturer has been fined $50,000 after a worker was critically injured at its Cornwall, Ont., plant. Ridgewood Industries Ltd., headquartered in Laval, Que., pleaded guilty in the… …
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TSB urges Ottawa to overhaul pleasure craft operator training after Quebec collision
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is calling on Transport Canada to overhaul how pleasure craft operators are trained and certified, following a 2024 collision on the St. Lawrence River… …



