Workplace Health and Safety
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Mother of construction worker who died in Kelowna, B.C. crane collapse to speakThere will be speakers from WorkSafe BC, the City of Kelowna and the North Okanagan Labour Council speaking in honour of a loved one who was injured or died.EducationApr 27
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Nova Scotia’s construction industry grapples with invisible threat of COVID-19Invisible to the eye, the novel coronavirus is an unprecedented threat to Nova Scotia's construction industry.HealthMar 26, 2020
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Unregistered electrical workers a ‘huge problem,’ says Ontario trade unionThe 18-year-old man who died while performing electrical work in Toronto wasn't registered as an apprentice — a work arrangement the union flags as a problem.CanadaJul 4, 2019
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Kingston fundraiser honours Canadian workers killed in workplace accidentsIn Canada, 291 workers were killed in the workplace in 2017.CanadaMay 5, 2019
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Family pleads for witnesses after mother’s death in Garden City parking lotThe family of the woman who died after being struck by a half-ton truck on Monday says they're asking anyone with information to come forward to police.NewsApr 5, 2019
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Manitoba businesses ordered to pay more than $100K for safety violationsMore than $107,000 in penalties were ordered by Manitoba courts after two local employers were prosecuted for workplace health and safety violations.HealthMar 29, 2019
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Motivational speaker teaches Saskatoon students about workplace safetySaskatoon students listened to motivational speaker Spencer Beach as part of WorkSafe Saskatchewan's Work2Live Tour.CanadaDec 7, 2018
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Kelowna man dying from terminal lung disease shares warning for workers"We want to prevent somebody else from having someone they love go through this."HealthSep 3, 2018
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Retired GE plant workers skeptical about review of occupational illness claimsThe province has announced a review of the way that claims of occupational illness are dealt with by the WSIBHealthApr 13, 2018
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Quinte West man, 55, dies after Telephone Road construction site accidentThe regional coroner and the Ministry of Labour are currently investigating the accident.CanadaApr 2, 2018
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