A 33-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employee who was killed in her Montreal apartment while on a virtual… …
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Sheguiandah, Ont., businessman charged in workplace death as questions linger over police involvement
By Jacqueline St.Pierre | The Manitoulin Expositor SHEGUIANDAH, Ont. — What began as a workplace fatality at a private residence in Lively has become a criminal investigation with an unusual… …
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Algoma Steel fined $200,000 after contract worker dies inside oxygen-deficient pipeline
A Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., steel producer has been fined $200,000 after a contract worker died inside a pipeline that had been purged of oxygen and was not secured against… …
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House collapse during lowering kills two volunteers, seriously injures worker: WorkSafeBC investigation
Two volunteers were killed and a worker was seriously injured in April 2025 when a house being lowered onto a new foundation in British Columbia shifted and collapsed on them,… …
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Rylex Machine & Supply Ltd. has been penalized $217,000 after a worker was killed in an entanglement with a manual lathe at the company’s Edmonton fabrication shop. The company pleaded… …
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Arbutus Landscaping pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to one count under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to establish a system to ensure compliance with safety laws, following… …
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Crane movement toppled formwork panel, killing worker: WorkSafeBC investigation
A tower crane’s rigging toppled a large formwork panel and killed a worker at a British Columbia construction site, a WorkSafeBC investigation found. The September 2024 incident occurred while the… …
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Worker died after energized railing shocked him at pulp mill: WorkSafeBC investigation
A worker at a British Columbia pulp mill died after an energized railing shocked him while he was operating an overhead hoist, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. The worker was… …
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BC construction worker died in fall after guardrail midrail detached at condo: Investigation
A worker in British Columbia died after falling 10.6 metres through a temporary guardrail on a condominium construction site in June 2024, an investigation into the incident by WorkSafeBC found.… …
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Birchcliff Energy has been ordered to pay $312,500 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation connected to the death of a worker who fell into a reservoir. The company… …



