Two companies have been fined after a December 2022 workplace incident near Major, Sask., left a worker seriously injured. Strathcona Resources Ltd. …
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COVID-19 screener awarded benefits for finger injury caused by repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps
A COVID-19 screener who claimed that repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps — as many as 600 times daily — contributed …
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SaskPower fined $840,000 over incident in Weyburn that killed two workers
SaskPower has been ordered to pay $840,000 in penalties following a 2020 workplace accident that left two workers dead. The sentencing took …
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Nova Scotia lifts stop-work order at Halifax Walmart where teen’s body found in oven
Nova Scotia’s labour department has lifted a stop-work order at a Halifax Walmart where a young woman was found dead in a …
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By Michael Oleksyn | Prince Albert Daily Herald The number of workplace incidents causing injury in the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division declined …
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Body of teen in Halifax Walmart bakery oven was discovered by her mother
By Michael Tutton A Sikh organization says the body of a 19-year-old employee was found in a Walmart bakery oven on Saturday by …
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Manitoba restores 1:1 apprenticeship ratio in new safety-focused regulations
The Manitoba government will reinstate a 1:1 apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio and introduce several updates to its apprenticeship training programs, a move aimed at …
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Manitoba mandates functional bus heaters starting Nov. 1
Effective Nov. 1, all buses operating on Manitoba roads must have functional passenger heating systems, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor announced …
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Police investigating after Walmart worker, 19, found dead at Halifax store
Police in Halifax are investigating after a 19-year-old woman died at a Walmart store in the city’s west end. Officers were called …
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Bakke Contracting fined $125,000 for workplace safety violation in Saskatchewan
Bakke Contracting Ltd. has been fined $125,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation that resulted in a serious injury to …