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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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PREMIUM Former firefighter’s PTSD blamed on 160-page appeal he wrote, not 1999 fire
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Construction firm’s ‘lack of work’ defence fails in B.C. safety reprisal case
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA construction company that ended a labourer’s employment weeks after he raised safety concerns has failed to convince British Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) that it simply ran out… …
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