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Workers Compensation
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…
Alberta media present skewed picture of workplace injury: report
Women’s injuries, occupational disease neglected in news reports
Ex-workers taking hospital to Supreme Court over alleged cancer cluster
Cancer diagnoses date back to 1970: union lawyer
Out of the Shadows
The passing of legislation presuming that post-traumatic stress disorder among Ontario’s first responders is work-related points to a growing recognition across Canada that occupational injuries are not just physical.
Ontario passes presumptive PTSD law for first responders
WSIB must now presume that condition is job-related
Fredericton mourns firefighter who had occupational cancer
Robert Berryman, 61, began firefighting career in 1978
The Wait Is Over
The passing of Bill 6, or the Enhanced Protection…
