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Workers Compensation
Halifax hospital donnybrook: Appeal court reduces cardiologist’s damages
HALIFAX – A court has dramatically reduced a cardiology…
Montrealer’s fight for insurance benefits highlights dangers of social media: lawyers
MONTREAL – The case of a Montreal writer who…
B.C. lawsuit seeks damages after women secretly recorded in a work bathroom
VANCOUVER – The former operator of a wedding decor…
Juror who spent five months at Ontario murder trial files lawsuit
An advocate for the rights of jurors has filed…
High Time
Everyone is talking about marijuana, as the recreational use…
Judge rules RCMP don’t have to share records from ammonia leak in B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. – A judge says police do not…
Two years after farm safety bill passes, no regulations in place in Alberta
EDMONTON – More than two years after Alberta passed…
WestJet wants B.C. court to toss proposed class action that alleges harassment
VANCOUVER – WestJet says a proposed class-action lawsuit that…
Ontario workplaces have become safer, claims annual WSIB report
Province maintains Canada’s lowest lost-time injury rate
Correctional officers demand recognition of their unique, unsafe work environment
Union demonstrates at federal prisons nationwide
Widow seeking inquiry into alleged toxic exposures at Manitoba smelter in 2008
Vale, government say employee’s death not work-related
Fatal heart attack may have resulted from years of workplace bullying: WCB ruling
Widow of allegedly abused worker awarded benefits
Getting Back on One’s Feet
Healthcare providers who treat injured workers with multiple injuries…
City of Edmonton launches review of workplace safety
DuPont to conduct review of people, processes and equipment
Recognizing Mental Trauma
Two unions held a demonstration in Halifax on November…
Government committee calls for research on PTSD in first responders
Report suggests new research institute
Safety gear not used enough in Saskatchewan residential construction, says WCB
Fewer than half of workers using fall protection, head gear
High increase in WCB claims from Alberta farming industry since last year
More than 350 farm workers received compensation this year
Workplace safety association for Saskatchewan’s First Nations founded
New organization aims to make First Nations workers injury-free
Supreme Court finds in favour of medical workers claiming workplace cancer
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled…
