Workers' Compensation Board

• Asbestos exposure leading cause of workplace deaths at 30%: WorkSafe Saskatchewan

  According to WorkSafe Saskatchewan, asbestos exposure was responsible for almost 30 per cent of all work-related fatalities in Saskatchewan last year.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2021
  
• ‘We didn’t have Gavin anymore’: The aftermath of a workplace injury

  Every year, Albertans die in workplace accidents. Thousands more are injured, but those stories rarely get told.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2021
  
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• Saskatchewan WCB has received 232 COVID-19 claims from employees since start of pandemic

  Healthcare workers make up about 32 per cent of all claims, but most of them were denied because of negative tests or the individual was deemed to have caught COVID-19 outside of their workplace.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
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• Nova Scotia’s Worker Compensation Board exploring continued work-from-home strategy

  Nova Scotia's WCB has put out an RFP to develop a long-term plan that could allow 400 of its workers to work from home even after the COVID-19 crisis ends.

  Economy

  Jul 31, 2020
• Injured Kelowna worker alleges WorkSafeBC employee made racial remark

  WorkSafeBC said it can't comment on specific cases due to privacy and wouldn't say if the employee in question has faced disciplinary action.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2020
• Expanded WCB cancer coverage coming for Saskatchewan firefighters

  The expanded coverage will provide professional and volunteer firefighters in Saskatchewan presumptive coverage for 15 types of cancer, along with heart injury.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2019
• New Nova Scotia Power training tool aimed at preventing slips, trips and falls

  Nova Scotia Power recently purchased a “traction trailer,” a mobile course teaching students proper form when it comes to walking.

  Features

  Sep 13, 2019
• EXCLUSIVE: Sources identify ‘huge risk’ on Nova Scotia construction sites

  The footage was shot and obtained in the Halifax area between July and August with assistance from whistleblowers, and raises serious questions about compliance with safety regulations in Nova Scotia.

  Investigations

  Sep 9, 2019
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• Asbestos exposure leading cause of work-related deaths in Saskatchewan

  WorkSafe Saskatchewan says asbestos-related diseases remain the leading cause of work-related deaths in the province.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2019
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• Manitoba nurses WCB claims rise dramatically due to escalating violence

  New numbers obtained by the Manitoba Nurses Union and shared exclusively with Global News show claims filed to the Workers Compensation Board have jumped more than 300 per cent over five years.

  Health

  May 30, 2019