Workplace Fatalities
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Nova Scotia reports 24 work-related deaths in 2022New data on workplace deaths shows that two dozen Nova Scotians lost their lives at work or because of work last year, due to traumatic injuries or chronic conditions.HealthMar 17
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WorkSafe Saskatchewan launches new 5-year strategy to reduce injuries, fatalitiesA tri-partnership launched a new five-year strategy to reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.PoliticsMar 13
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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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Department of Labour investigating electrocution death of Nova Scotia Power linemanNova Scotia's Department of Labour is investigating the death of a Nova Scotia Power lineman who was electrocuted on Friday afternoon.CanadaMar 26, 2022
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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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Saskatchewan WCB reports 78 per cent increase in workplace deaths for 2018There were 48 workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan during 2018 — an increase of 78 per cent from 2017.CanadaMar 14, 2019
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Alberta Labour returns control of Leduc workplace to business owner after worker deathsA little over two weeks after three men were found dead at a Leduc business, Alberta Labour has returned control of the Millennium Cryogenics Technologies workplace to its owner.CanadaNov 30, 2018
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Sask. work deaths reaching crisis level, says U of R professorThe stats don't always reflect the stories of those who were lost, but professor Sean Tucker says there are steps that can be taken to reverse the deadly trend.CanadaOct 11, 2018
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27 Saskatchewan workplace deaths in 2017 ‘unacceptable’: WCBThe Workers’ Compensation Board said there were 27 workplace deaths in Saskatchewan last year.CanadaMay 2, 2018
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Workplace fatalities down, more needs to be done: WCBThe WCB says the number of workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan is trending slightly lower this year than at the same time last year.CanadaNov 23, 2017
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