By Morgan Lowrie The death of a man in his 60s from a carbon monoxide leak south of Montreal highlights the dangers of …
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Cambridge, Ont., company fined $175,000 after worker suffers critical injuries to hand
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Cambridge, Ont.-based manufacturer has been fined $175,000 after a worker was critically injured in a 2022 incident involving unsafe machinery. Canadian …
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Student inclusion must be balanced with employee safety: N.B. labour arbitrator
By Andrew Bates | Telegraph-Journal The provincial government is asking a judge to overturn a labour arbitrator’s ruling that says the province must …
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Health PEI enforces mandatory masking in facilities amid overcapacity concerns
Health PEI is implementing a universal masking policy across all its facilities starting Jan. 27 to curb the spread of respiratory illnesses …
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Mississauga, Ont., bakery fined $85,000 after worker critically injured on production line
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCerelia Bakery Canada has been fined $85,000 following a workplace injury at its Mississauga, Ont., facility that left a worker critically injured. …
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Calgary machining company fined $420,000 for workplace fatality involving lathe
A Calgary machining company’s $420,000 fine and conviction on multiple workplace safety violations following a 2019 fatality has been upheld in court. …
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B.C. construction company goes to trial 12 years after worker’s death
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 12 years after a B.C. construction worker was killed on the job, his employer and the …
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New Brunswick court upholds conviction, jail time for supervisor in death of 18-year-old construction worker
The New Brunswick Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a construction site supervisor for criminal negligence causing the death of …
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Construction company fined $250,000 after excavation collapse kills two workers in Ajax, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA sewer and watermain construction company based in Maple, Ont., has been fined $250,000 after a workplace accident during a road widening …
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Two Calgary construction firms fined $168,000 each for workplace safety violations
Two Calgary construction companies were fined $168,000 each for violations of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act following a workplace incident …