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Hazmat
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Arena in Prince Rupert, B.C., briefly closed by ammonia leak from outside tank
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A leak in an external ammonia tank beside the municipal arena in Prince Rupert, B.C., forced the evacuation of the facility on Wednesday. The city’s website says the arena reopened Thursday, while an investigation into the…
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Safety board chair says more needs to be done five years after Lac Megantic
OTTAWA – The head of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says much has been accomplished five years after the Lac-Megantic train derailment in which 47 people were killed, but more remains to be done. Kathleen Fox, the board’s chair,…
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Lac Megantic tragedy: Crown says bankrupt railway won’t have to stand trial
MONTREAL – The railway at the heart of the Lac-Megantic tragedy five years ago will not have to stand trial for criminal negligence causing the death of 47 people, Crown officials in Quebec said Tuesday. Prosecutors weren’t convinced they could…
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Inspections, training needed to prevent ammonia leaks at ice rinks: experts
VANCOUVER – Some industry experts are asking questions about the staffing and inspections of arenas using ammonia refrigeration systems, months after a leak killed three men at an ice rink in southeastern British Columbia. Ammonia is inherently dangerous and should…
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Imperial warns faulty aircraft gasoline could pose fuel gauge interference
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. is warning regulators and customers that aviation gasoline shipped from its Edmonton-area refinery could cause interference with aircraft fuel gauge sensors. The company says in a release that a product quality problem was discovered earlier…
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MMA and former employees settle, fined $1.25 million in Lac Megantic case
MONTREAL – The bankrupt railway at the centre of the Lac-Megantic train explosion as well, as several of its former employees, settled with federal prosecutors on Monday and were ordered to pay fines totalling $1.25 million, while one ex-railway worker…
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Ottawa confirms ‘substantial sum’ for financing of Lac Megantic bypass rail line
The federal government confirmed Tuesday it would play a major role in the contruction of a bypass rail line around Lac-Megantic that local residents have been seeking since the July 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people. Ottawa will contribute…
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Explosions heard in Kindersley, Sask., after fire breaks out in warehouse
KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Black smoke, intense flames and a series of explosions rocked the industrial area of Kindersley, Sask., after a warehouse fire. Firefighters were called Tuesday afternoon to the blaze which consumed a warehouse for oil industry materials such…
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Sun, asbestos among top causes of work-related cancer in Ontario, says report
Engine exhaust, crystalline silica also “big hitters”
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Prison goes into lockdown following possible fentanyl exposure
Officers felt intoxicated during search
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Electrical fire injures worker, damages CNRL oilsands plant
Employee treated for minor injuries
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Workers feel ill during reported “incident” at B.C. shipping terminal
No apparent lasting effects on 11 workers
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Association raises funds for paramedic nearly killed by drug exposure
Calgary first responder recovered at home
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A Real and Present Danger
Occupational cancers represent more than half of all work-related disease cases in established market economies, and global estimates of fatal occupational diseases put cancer as the top killer after circulatory disease and work accidents. These are some of the grim…
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Alberta healthcare workers are poorly protected from dangerous meds: AUPE
Union continues to receive reports from members
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Federal government lowers limit of exposure to airborne chrysotile asbestos
Lower threshold part of overall asbestos strategy
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Canada Post employees claim carbon-monoxide exposure from trucks
Workers in Ottawa region claim exhaust leaks
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Silicosis affecting miners in Labrador, according to new study
Medical audit examined silica-dust exposure at two mines
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Widow seeking inquiry into alleged toxic exposures at Manitoba smelter in 2008
Vale, government say employee’s death not work-related
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Faulty valve causes ammonia leak at P.E.I. sports arena
Three workers checked at hospital