Workplace Death

• Company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in Edmonton worker’s smokehouse death

  The company was charged after the death in March 2023.

  Jun 18, 2025
  
• 1 dead, 2 hurt after workplace accident northeast of Montreal

  Quebec provincial police say they believe a lift trolley fell on a metal structure that collapsed at a work site on Thursday.

  Canada

  May 30, 2025
  
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• 1 dead, 2 hurt after construction site collapse north of Montreal

  One worker was found dead on site under the rubble, another was taken to hospital with a leg injury and the third person was treated on site.

  Canada

  May 20, 2025
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• Woman dies, another hospitalized after cryotherapy treatment at Paris gym

  A woman in her late 20s died after a cryotherapy session turned deadly due to a cold chamber malfunctioning at a Paris gym, according to French investigators.

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  Apr 16, 2025
• ‘Critical safety failures’ at fault in woman’s death at B.C. construction site: Report

  WorkSafeBC says a worker killed at the Oakridge Park development site in Vancouver last year should never have been allowed to stand where she was.

  Mar 12, 2025
• Worker fatally crushed in workplace accident at Quebec recycling facility

  Laval police say he was crushed by a semi-trailer truck and was declared dead at the scene.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2025
• Calgary machine shop ordered to pay $420K fine in workplace lathe death

  The province says the 30-day period to file further appeals has now expired and the company is to pay $420,000.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2025
• First responders honour Edmonton security guard killed on the job

  In a rare tribute for a civilian, first responders created an honour guard for Harshandeep Singh's family to pass through at the young man's memorial service in Edmonton on Sunday.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2024
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• Man dies doing maintenance work on vehicle in Calgary, investigation launched

  Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2024
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• Halifax Walmart worker was found dead inside bakery oven, police confirm

  A Walmart employee who was found dead at a Halifax store on Saturday night was found inside a walk-in oven in the bakery department, police say.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2024