Workplace Safety
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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
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Fatal workplace incident at Lucan Biddulph business leaves 1 dead: OPPMiddlesex OPP, the Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and Lucan Biddulph Fire responded to the business on Breen Drive Monday morning.CanadaMay 2
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Saskatchewan reflects on workplace tragedies on National Day of MourningNational Day of Mourning aims to create awareness to prevent further workplace tragedy. WorkSafe Saskatchewan reports that 31 people were killed on the job in the province in 2021.CanadaApr 28
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‘Safety is number one’: National Day of Mourning ceremony held in LethbridgeOn Thursday afternoon, CUPE Local 70 and the City of Lethbridge held a National Day of Mourning ceremony for the first time in two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.EducationApr 28
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Nova Scotia families call for improvements to workplace safetyOn the National Day of Mourning, families of employees who died in workplace accidents renewed calls to implement better safety precautions to prevent future injury or death.CanadaApr 28
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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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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
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WorkSafeBC sets out to address workplace bullying and harassmentIn response to last year’s numbers, WorkSafeBC launched the Bullying, Harassment and Prohibited Action Initiative to address the rise in bullying and harassment cases.CanadaMar 24
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Man injured following workplace accident in Lindsay: policePolice say a man fell into an open pit at a workplace site on Kent Street West in Lindsay.CrimeMar 3
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Manitoba man dies after equipment hits hydro line: RCMPA 58-year-old man from Edwin, Man. is dead after a piece of equipment he was operating came into contact with a hydro line, RCMP say.CanadaMar 1
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