Labour Department

• Quebec’s minimum wage set to go up to $15.25 beginning Monday

  The increase from the current $14.25 wage is the largest percentage increase in the province's minimum salary since 1995.

  Canada

  Apr 30
  
• New docs reveal structural concerns over Tittle Bridge prior to collapse

  Inspection reports dating back to July 2019 indicate a level of concern about the state of the bridge.

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2020
  
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• 1 year later and report into Halifax crane collapse still not complete

  Since Sept. 7, 2019, the day that the crane came down as a result of 120 km/h winds, the Nova Scotia government has remained tight-lipped on its investigation into the crane's collapse.

  Politics

  Sep 7, 2020
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• Stop work order partially lifted at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine

  Production was shut down Feb. 13 after a rockfall in an area of the mine that saw another roof collapse two weeks earlier.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2020
• Nova Scotia mines minister says safety a priority after rockfall at Donkin Mine

  Derek Mombourquette says the Labour Department is following up with investigators on site to make sure the coal mine is in compliance with regulations.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2020
• Cape Breton coal mine to reopen rock face where small methane fire broke out

  The stop-work order issued Wednesday was applied to a 730-metre rock face that the Labour Department had permitted to reopen in January after a series of roof collapses.

  Canada

  May 23, 2019
• Nova Scotia’s Donkin mine allowed limited production increase after roof collapse

  Kameron Coal's operations in Cape Breton were suspended for just under a month by the province in late December.

  Canada

  May 15, 2019
• Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine resumes partial operations after latest cave-in

  The Cape Breton mine has had six roof falls since July, and the province revoked the mine's ground control permit after the Christmas incident.

  Environment

  Jan 29, 2019
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• Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine suspends work after roof collapses

  Mine spokesperson Shannon Campbell issued a statement describing the incident as "certain adverse geologic conditions beyond our control."

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2019