Canadian National Railway’s bid for more information about wildfire charges it faces in northern Alberta has been dismissed by the Alberta Court of Justice. The railway faces six charges connected …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Saskatchewan extends cancer coverage to wildland firefighters
Saskatchewan wildland firefighters now have presumptive cancer coverage for 22 types of cancer under workers’ compensation. Amendments to The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 took effect Aug. 1, extending the same …
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Opinion/Commentary
California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model
By Jordan House, Brock University and Lydia Dobson, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling …