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Hazmat
New review of worker safety underway seven years after B.C. mill explosions
VANCOUVER – The union representing four workers who died…
Debris a hindrance in fight to snuff out Calgary industrial blaze
CALGARY – Thick, black smoke greeted firefighters as they…
Out of control Saskatchewan wildfire triggers state of emergency, evacuation
BIGGAR, Sask. – Wildfire smoke and concerns about air…
Precautionary evacuation for Red Deer, Alta., residents due to industrial fire
RED DEER, Alta. – Residents from 80 homes in…
B.C. to expand firefighter occupational disease coverage to wildfire fighters
VICTORIA – Firefighters who have battled British Columbia wildfires,…
Protect against respiratory hazards with knowledge
A multitude of toxic gases may be present depending…
Second Wind
Most of us take breathing for granted. But the…
Wildfires: Tackling emerging respiratory hazards
In recent years, western Canada has been battling more…
Comfort a key factor in revised respiratory-protection standards
The latest edition of the CSA Standard Z94.4-18 Selection,…
Higher cancer rates found in Edmonton residential area near creosote site
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says soil sample tests…
CN still tallying amount of oil spilled in Manitoba train derailment
ST. LAZARE, Man. – CN is still tallying up…
TSB says improved tankers involved in Manitoba derailment that spilled crude
ST. LAZARE, Man. – Federal investigators say CN railcars…
Officials still working out how much oil leaked from derailment in Manitoba
ST-LAZARE, Man. – Canadian National Railway says it doesn’t…
Sulphur leaks, traffic disrupted, when semi rolls on northern Alberta highway
GRASSLAND, Alta. – A busy northern Alberta highway was…
Media report cites workplace concerns at site of Alberta plant explosion
A media report says a wood pellet plant west…
Head wounds among injuries suffered in explosion at Alberta wood pellet plant
Three people were taken to hospital after an explosion…
Smoke from wildfire is like a ‘chemical soup,’ says fire researcher
VANCOUVER – Inhaling smoke from a wildfire can be…
Cape Breton coal mine cited for breaking reporting rules in ‘massive’ cave in
HALIFAX – Officials at an undersea Cape Breton coal…
Canada reduces presence in Cuba after another diplomat falls mysteriously ill
OTTAWA – A 14th Canadian has fallen ill to…
Four workers injured in propane explosion outside Mississauga strip mall
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Police say four workers have been…
