In a recent Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) decision out of British Columbia, a steel forming operator who sustained a left shoulder impingement syndrome from lifting a sheet of metal…
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Toronto bakery Breadsource Corporation fined $57K for workplace safety regulations
Breadsource Corporation, located at 1820 Ellesmere Rd., in Toronto has been fined $57,000 following a workplace incident where a worker sustained injuries. Justice of the Peace Grace Lin issued the…
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Union claims safety issues cause of 2021 Prescott derailment
By Phillip Blancher | The Morrisburg Leader A long-awaited Transportation Safety Board report released last Wednesday cited alcohol use by a rail traffic controller as a contributing factor to a September…
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Grey County troubled by Supreme Court ruling on Sudbury case
By Chris Fell | CollingwoodToday.ca Grey County has expressed its concern about a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that went against the Greater City of Sudbury. In November 2023,…
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Manitoba to enhance road safety with new amendments to Drivers and Vehicles Act
The Manitoba government has announced proposed amendments to the Drivers and Vehicles Act aimed at bolstering road safety and consumer protection concerning heavy trailers. Justice Minister Matt Wiebe, who is…
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Alberta road construction company fined $295,000 after worker’s fatal incident
An Alberta paving and road construction company, Brooks Asphalt & Aggregate Ltd., part of Smith Group Holdings Ltd., has been fined $295,000 following a workplace fatality. The ruling was handed…
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Warehouse worker, fired after accident involving machine he wasn’t trained or authorized to operate, not entitled to EI benefits: Tribunal
A warehouse worker who operated a reach machine, without proper authorization or training, and was involved in an accident that caused damage is not entitled to Employment Insurance (EI) benefits…
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‘I’m just stuck in limbo’: Labrador woman says she can’t work until she gets an MRI over two years after workplace accident
By Sanuda Ranawake | The Telegraph When Courtney Colbert was knocked off of a snowmobile in Nain while at work, she didn’t expect to be waiting two-and-a half-years to find out…
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Stewart family has final say on fate of WSIB appeal, caseworker says
By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report It will be up to the family of a man who was injured while working as a seasonal agricultural worker in Niagara-on-the-Lake if an appeal of…
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Northern B.C. traffic control company fined over $18,000 by WorkSafeBC
By Tom Summer | Alaska Highway News SL Enterprizes Ltd. has been fined $18,450.06 by WorkSafeBC as of Dec. 13, 2023, following an inspection in Dawson Creek last fall. Two public…