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Toronto firefighters rescue man pinned eight storeys up on construction site
Man became stuck after pipes jammed elevator
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Dangling Edmonton window-washer rescued from swinging scaffolding
UPDATE: Investigation underway into wild, windy ride
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Worker at Calgary assisted-living home stabbed to death, teen client arrested
Incident likely followed verbal, physical confrontation: police
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One dead in southwestern Ontario after collision between tractor, car
KINGSVILLE, Ont. (CP) — Provincial police in southwestern Ontario are investigating after a collision between a car and a farm tractor left one person dead. Police say the incident happened Friday at 8:30 p.m. in Kingsville, Ont. Emergency services rushed…
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Paramedic, two kids die when ambulance responding to call crashes in Saskatchewan
Slush, ice-covered roads led to poor driving conditions
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Final pieces of storm-toppled crane removed off top of Halifax building
HALIFAX (CP) — The final pieces of a crane that collapsed onto a building in Halifax last month, during post-tropical storm Dorian, have been removed. A government release says the pieces that were lying on the top storey of the…
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Stop-work orders issued to workers at Muskrat Falls power station
ST. JOHN’S (CP) — Work has stopped at the Muskrat Falls power station this week in what Crown corporation Nalcor Energy describes as a “safety stand-down.” Nalcor says Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Health and Safety issued two stop-work orders to two contractors…
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Man found guilty of attempting to murder Edmonton police officer
EDMONTON (CP) — A man who struck a police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside an Edmonton football game has been found guilty of attempted murder. Jurors have also convicted Abdulahi Hasan Sharif of attempting to…
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Temporary foreign workers from Guatemala abused by Quebec company: labour board
11 men were psychologically harassed, lied to, forced to work without pay
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Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
Areas intended as tool for teachers to handle crisis situations: expert
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Halifax ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Navy’s worst peacetime accident
Explosion in 1969 killed 9, injured 53 on HMCS Kootenay
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Lethbridge steel company fined following workplace injury
(CP) — An Alberta company has been fined $60,000 as a result of a workplace injury that occurred in August 2017 in Regina. The Saskatchewan government says Varsteel of Lethbridge was issued the fine after pleading guilty last month to…
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What a Liberal minority government will mean for the health of Canadians
Pharmacare, opioid crisis will likely receive attention: prof
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B.C. police commissioner report highlights ‘predatory’ behaviour, gun safety
Vancouver officer fired for inappropriate conduct against 11 women
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Canada’s aging workforce should have been a major election issue
‘Longevity revolution’ is changing workplace environments: professor
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Slips, trips injure 1,000 B.C. manufacturing workers each year
WorkSafeBC raising awareness about workplace dangers
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Addressing growing fan behaviour problem top priority for NBA
Player safety in spotlight with new season on horizon
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Record one million take part in B.C. earthquake preparedness drill
ShakeOut program teaches “Drop, Cover, and Hold On!” technique
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U.S. safety council urges zero tolerance for cannabis usage by safety-sensitive workers
Updated policy released by national body
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Alberta takes second look at trucking changes after meeting Broncos families
Exceptions from mandatory entry-level training in spotlight
