Workplace Safety

• With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’. But are Canadian laws keeping up?

  Employee surveillance can look like a warehouse worker with a mini-computer on their arm that's tracking every movement they make, says one expert.

  Canada

  Mar 9
  
• Two London-region companies fined $400k in 2020 Teeple Terrace collapse

  Two Oxford county construction companies, iSpan Systems LP and East Elgin Concrete Forming Ltd., were fined a combined $400K after a Ministry of Labour investigation.

  Canada

  Jan 8
  
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• Friends, family remember man who died in Calgary workplace fatality

  Cho was crushed by a massive slab of marble while working in a warehouse yard.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
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• Lack of workplace safety led to foreign worker’s death at Quebec farm: report

  The findings of the report were made public Thursday from Quebec's workplace safety board, which investigated the October 2022 death at a farm in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Mauricie.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, Aug. 30

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Wednesday, Aug. 30.

  Aug 30, 2023
• Man seriously injured in northwest Calgary while doing electrical work: police

  A man who was doing electrical work in northwest Calgary on Tuesday sustained life-threatening injuries while on the job, according to police.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2023
• Man who attacked B.C. Uber driver sentenced to 1 day in jail, 1 year probation

  William Tickle pleaded guilty to assault over an attack on an Uber driver caught on camera in April. He was given credit for time served while awaiting sentencing.

  Crime

  Jul 4, 2023
• B.C. to require license for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024

  British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors.

  Health

  Jun 9, 2023
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• Man charged over abusive rant caught on camera at Surrey, B.C., drive-thru

  Video of the February incident shows a man swearing loudly at staff over his coffee order. Police say a 31-year-old suspect has been charged with assault and causing a disturbance.

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2023
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• Kingston student’s life forever changed by father’s workplace death

  Alyssa Grocutt's father was killed in a workplace incident when she was 11 years old. She recalls the tragedy on National Day of Mourning, dedicating her life to workplace safety.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2023