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PODCAST: OHS Canada’s 20/20: Focus on Safety
20/20: Focus on Safety features compelling conversations, generated by questions from you, OHS Canada readers, visitors and social media members. Each podcast features a “hot topic” affecting Canada’s safety landscape, with advice and tips from industry experts. Every episode will…
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Ontario appeal court overturns ruling of harassment against RCMP sergeant
TORONTO – Ontario’s highest court has overturned a ruling that granted an RCMP sergeant more than $100,000 in damages for years of harassment by superiors, saying the judge made several legal and factual errors. The Court of Appeal for Ontario…
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Quebec convenes experts to support sexual and domestic violence victims
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has convened a panel of experts and given it one year to come up with recommendations on improving support for sexual assault and domestic violence victims, who often feel let down by the system. Justice…
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More ferry woes in Quebec after replacement vessel hits a dock for second time
MONTREAL – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team of investigators to the Gaspe peninsula after a ferry boat hit a dock while mooring in Matane, Que. All ferries were cancelled Sunday due to the incident with…
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Migrant farm worker review prompts renewed calls for reforms, protections
OTTAWA – In midsummer 2018, while many Canadians were enjoying cold drinks on a hot day, a group of migrant farm labourers in Southern Ontario made a desperate phone call. The workers had been recruited from their homes in Central…
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Operations largely back to normal at Toronto’s Pearson airport after fire
TORONTO – Operations at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport had largely returned to normal Monday morning after a fire the night before triggered an evacuation and major flight disruptions. The airport said on its Twitter feed that both Terminal 1 and…
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Saskatchewan workplace fatalities, injuries, up in 2018:WCB report
REGINA – Figures from the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board show the number of jobsite fatalities in the province in 2018 rose 78 per cent from the previous year. The figures – released by the board on Thursday – indicate 48…
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Ontario public service employees sue province, unions over alleged racism
TORONTO – Two Ontario public service employees have launched a lawsuit against the provincial government and the unions that represent them, alleging they’ve been subjected to systemic racism for years. Jean-Marie Dixon and Hentrose Nelson claim they experienced prolonged anti-black…
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Recreational vehicle dealership focus of latest Alberta workplace fatality
SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. – For the fourth time in just over a week, a person has been killed in a workplace-related accident in Alberta. The provincial Occupational Health and Safety department says the latest death occurred Monday when a 57-year-old…
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Government unveils new plan to battle harassment, abuse, discrimination in sport
TORONTO – A safe space for Canadian athletes and kids who participate in sport has been a long time coming. That was part of Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan’s message in announcing both an investigation unit and a…
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Toronto area lumber company fined $75k after worker injured unloading beams
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A Toronto-area lumber company has been fined $75,000 after a worker was critically injured while unloading large beams from a delivery truck more than three years ago. The Ministry of Labour says Argo Lumber Inc. pleaded guilty…
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Garneau to update Canada’s position on Boeing 737 Max 8 as pressure mounts
OTTAWA – Transport Minister Marc Garneau is set to update Ottawa’s position on the Boeing 737 Max 8, the aircraft that crashed in Ethiopia, and whether Canada will fall in line with other nations that have grounded the planes. Garneau…
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UCP leader would replace Alberta farm employment rules, injury compensation
RIMBEY, Alta. – Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says if he were premier he would repeal legislation that ensures workplace safety, employment standards and injury coverage on farms. He says the NDP government didn’t properly consult before bringing in the…
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N.S. man settles racial discrimination complaint after alleged nail gun shooting
HALIFAX – A young black man who was allegedly shot in the back with a nail gun by a co- worker has settled a racial discrimination complaint with his employer. Nhlanhla Dlamini, who is in his early 20s, was injured…
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Man killed by heavy machinery third workplace death in Alberta this month
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating a third workplace fatality in the province in about a week. The latest death occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, about 60 kilometres south of Grande Prairie. RCMP say a…
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Security review, new powers for officers at Manitoba hospitals
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is reviewing security at health-care facilities and considering new powers for security officers at hospitals. Health Minister Cameron Friesen says the move is partly in response to a rise in methamphetamine-related violence. He adds that a…
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Damage said to be extensive after fire ravages Saskatchewan hotel
RCMP say the blaze happened Monday in the small community of Lemberg, about 120 kilometres northeast of Regina. A witness says the building appears to be a total loss. Besides a bar, the hotel houses a cafe and an off-sale…
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Promising BMX cyclist from B.C. dies in workplace accident off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO, B.C. – A promising, young BMX racer who represented Canada and won titles at home and abroad has died in a workplace accident in the waters off northeast Vancouver Island. A post on the Nanaimo BMX Facebook page says…
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10 years after Cougar chopper crash, families stress issue of workplace safety
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Every March, Lori Chynn makes the same journey across Newfoundland, travelling from her Deer Lake home on the island’s west coast to lay a wreath by a stretch of fence in St. John’s. Ten years ago,…
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Calgary police officer suing city, police service alleges sexual harassment
CALGARY – A Calgary police officer is suing the city and the police service alleging sexual harassment and intimidation. Kimberley Prodaniuk has been a member of the Calgary Police Service since 2008 but has been on stress leave for nearly two…