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Health & Safety
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Only half of Canadians seek treatment for symptoms of potential eye disease: study
TORONTO, May 1, 2018 (CNW) – A new survey, commissioned by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS), revealed the majority of Canadians (59 per cent) experience symptoms of potential eye disease, yet only half of these people (54 per cent) reported…
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Primary and Secondary Defences Against Eye Injuries
Eye injuries cover a gamut of afflictions that range from computer vision syndrome to penetration by foreign objects like flying debris from a moving tool in a workshop. According to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, more than 10,000 Ontarians…
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Search underway off coast of P.E.I. for fisherman who fell overboard
NAUFRAGE, P.E.I. – An extensive search is underway off the northeast coast of Prince Edward Island after a fisherman was reported overboard this morning. A spokesman with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says it was notified shortly before…
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Experts say Canada lacks laws to tackle life and death problems posed by AI
TORONTO – The role of artificial intelligence in Netflix’s movie suggestions and Alexa’s voice commands is commonly understood, but less known is the shadowy role AI now plays in law enforcement, immigration assessment, military programs and other areas. Despite its…
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One man dead in farmhouse fire in Huron County, Ont., provincial police say
CENTRAL HURON, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say a 62-year-old man has been found dead after a farmhouse fire in Huron County. Police say witnesses alerted them to the two-storey building west of Londesborough, Ont., at around 10:30 p.m. Friday.…
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Growing wildfire prompts warning for Alberta town to prepare for evacuation
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. – Residents of a northern Alberta town are being told to be ready to evacuate at any time as an out-of-control wildfire, fanned by strong winds and dry conditions, continues to grow. The Town of High Level…
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Debris hurled into air when natural gas blast rips apart Alberta workshop
DE WINTON, Alta. – A man is being treated for serious injuries after a natural gas explosion that tore apart a workshop on a rural property just south of Calgary. Witnesses report seeing chunks of debris hurled several metres into…
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Norovirus outbreak at two Vancouver-area hotels
VANCOUVER – Over 100 people have fallen sick following a suspected norovirus outbreak at two Vancouver-area hotels over the weekend. Claudia Kurzac, Vancouver Coastal Health’s manager for environmental health, says the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel and the Hilton Vancouver Airport…
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Boy dies after being struck by tractor on Hutterite colony in eastern Alberta
DRUMHELLER, Alta. – A nine-year-old boy is dead following a farm accident in southeastern Alberta. First responders were called Monday to the Wintering Hills Hutterite Colony, near Hussar. RCMP say the boy was struck by a tractor. EMS treated the…
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Suspect arrested after vehicle crashes through Edson, Alta., building
EDSON, Alta. – RCMP in Edson, Alta., say they have a suspect in custody after a vehicle was driven through a building housing a provincial court house in the town west of Edmonton. Police say officers were called to the…
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Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C
FRASER LAKE, B.C. – Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of her central British Columbia…
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‘Muzzle and constrain’: Lawyer challenges limits on inquiry into Desmond deaths
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Justice Department is trying to muzzle the inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself more than two years ago, a senior lawyer says. “Unfairly stifling access to justice…
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RCMP steps up traffic enforcement in support of roadside-worker safety
Richmond, B.C. (May 13, 2019) — The RCMP Lower Mainland District Integrated Road Safety Unit is partnering with the Work Zone Safety Alliance and WorkSafeBC to raise awareness about the risks workers face while working on or alongside the road.…
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County library east of Edmonton reopens after damaging parkade blast
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – A library that was damaged by a pair of explosions last fall in a parkade has reopened in a community east of Edmonton. People lined up to wait for the doors to swing open Wednesday at…
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Five hurt, driver charged after fuel truck strikes plane at Pearson airport
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Five people were taken to hospital with minor injuries and a fuel truck driver was charged after a truck hit a plane on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson airport early Friday morning. Authorities say the Air Canada…
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Propane blast in Tagish, Yukon sparks wildfire, destroys two homes
TAGISH, Yukon – A propane tank explosion in a Yukon community just north of the British Columbia boundary has destroyed two homes and spread into the nearby forest. A social media post by the Carcross Tagish First Nation says a…
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Construction accident in Alberta’s energy sector kills two workers
FOX CREEK, Alta. – A construction accident in northern Alberta has killed two workers. Source Energy Services says in a statement that the contractors died on Tuesday during work on additional storage capacity for what’s known as fracking sand at…
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Systemic change needed to address suicide among physicians in Canada: doctors
VANCOUVER – Dr. Sarah Tulk remembers feeling hopeless while training as a resident, her energy sapped by the demands of a job that had her working 24 hours and more straight, until the depression that set in had her thinking…
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Tator says there is direct hockey concussions CTE link, disagrees with Bettman
TORONTO – Renowned concussion specialist Dr. Charles Tator says he disagrees with Gary Bettman’s statement before a parliamentary panel where the NHL commissioner questioned any direct link between multiple hockey concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain condition…
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Health and safety inspection teams head to flood affected zones in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON – Health and safety inspection teams are fanning out across flood-affected regions of New Brunswick, assessing homes and businesses that are still drying out amid receding floodwaters. New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organization says the teams will inspect electrical systems…