Workplace Illness

• ‘One workplace fatality is simply too many’: Nova Scotians observe Day of Mourning

  A large crowd took part in a moment of silence to mark the National Day of Mourning for those who lost their lives or suffered injury or illness due to their work.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2023
  
• It’s flu season. Here’s how to keep coworkers’ germs at bay

  An estimated 12,200 Canadians end up hospitalized due to the flu each year, according to Health Canada.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2019
  
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• Asking an employee to get a sick note is a ‘public health risk,’ experts say

  Eight in 10 Canadians said they would go to work sick if their employer required a sick note, and that puts the public in danger.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 6, 2019
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• Peterborough GE retirees ask province to expedite occupational disease claims

  Peterborough GE retireees and their families held a small rally at Queen's Park on Thursday.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2018
• Former miner calls on New Brunswick to change workers’ compensation

  A man who spent nearly two decades working in New Brunswick mines says he developed illnesses but has been denied coverage by WorkSafeNB

  Economy

  May 5, 2017