Workplace Safety

• Man charged over abusive rant caught on camera at Surrey, B.C., drive-thru

  Video of the February incident shows a man swearing loudly at staff over his coffee order. Police say a 31-year-old suspect has been charged with assault and causing a disturbance.

  Crime

  Jun 2
  
• Kingston student’s life forever changed by father’s workplace death

  Alyssa Grocutt's father was killed in a workplace incident when she was 11 years old. She recalls the tragedy on National Day of Mourning, dedicating her life to workplace safety.

  Canada

  Apr 28
  
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• Syncrude charged in death of worker in northern Alberta

  Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been charged in the death of a worker north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

  Canada

  Apr 4
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• Ontario service workers reinstated after being let go for allegedly calling out safety concerns

  Workers at the Community Living Association of South Simcoe (CLASS) have been reinstated after the union protested their firings last week.

  Canada

  Mar 16
• Ontario service workers say they were fired for speaking out about unsafe conditions

  Developmental service workers in Alliston, Ont., say they were fired for raising concerns about a dangerous work environment at the Community Living Association of South Simcoe.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Woman choked after scarf gets stuck on conveyor belt at Montreal bar, investigation launched

  A spokesperson for the CNESST told Global News that the owner was moving cases of alcohol on a conveyor belt when her scarf became stuck in the mechanism.

  Canada

  Feb 21
• Winnipeg roofing company fined after employee injured in fall

  The courts have ordered Norwin Roofing Ltd. to pay a fine of $24,000.

  Crime

  Dec 28, 2022
• Person killed in workplace accident involving excavator in Lacombe County

  Rimbey RCMP said a 38-year-old resident of Bentley was killed in an incident involving an excavator, despite efforts by EMS and fire crews. 

  Health

  Nov 9, 2022
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• Man injured in workplace accident at Saint John industrial plant

  Police officers were called to an industrial plant on Chelsey Drive at around 9:15 a.m. Sunday. 

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2022
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• CEO of recycling plant says recent N.B. workplace deaths ‘just all bad luck’

  The CEO of the AIM recycling plant in Saint John, which has seen two workplace fatalities in the past seven months, says the deaths are not his company's responsibility.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2022