Workplace Deaths
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Suncor reducing contractor work force by 20% to improve safety, efficiencySince 2014, there have been at least 12 fatalities at Suncor's oilsands facilities in northern Alberta, including five since 2021.CanadaNov 3, 2022
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30 years after Westray disaster in N.S., families say justice still rare in worker deathsTwenty-six miners died on May 9, 1992, when a methane and coal-dust explosion ripped through the shafts in Plymouth, N.S., with 11 bodies never recovered.CanadaMay 9, 2022
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Asbestos Manitoba’s top workplace killer: Safe WorkSafe Work Manitoba is launching a new campaign aimed at reducing the deaths and serious injuries caused by the province's number one workplace killer: asbestos.HealthOct 27, 2021
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Asbestos exposure leading cause of workplace deaths at 30%: WorkSafe SaskatchewanAccording to WorkSafe Saskatchewan, asbestos exposure was responsible for almost 30 per cent of all work-related fatalities in Saskatchewan last year.CanadaJun 23, 2021
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Saskatchewan remembers those lost to workplace fatalities on National Day of MourningFlags at all government buildings in Saskatchewan will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday to mark the National Day of Mourning.CanadaApr 28, 2020
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Supervisor charged in Dartmouth construction site death of Brandon AlcornJeff Gooch was arrested last month and faces one count of criminal negligence causing death.CrimeDec 4, 2019
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Asbestos, falls and firefighter cancer highlight Saskatchewan workplace fatality/injury strategySaskatchewan is prioritizing asbestos exposure, falls, vehicle crashes and firefighter cancer in a three year strategy to reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.CanadaDec 2, 2019
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Dartmouth family urges construction workers to ‘say no’ to unsafe workBrandon Alcorn had been working in construction for around eight months, when on March 13, 2018, he fell at a site in the Dartmouth Crossing shopping area and suffered irreparable brain damage.InvestigationsSep 11, 2019
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EXCLUSIVE: Sources identify ‘huge risk’ on Nova Scotia construction sitesThe 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.InvestigationsSep 9, 2019
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Lethbridge observes Day of Mourning at Mountain View CemeteryAttendees gathered to remember friends and family members lost in a workplace accident.CanadaApr 29, 2019
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