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Your top DCN headlines: June 5 to 9

Your top DCN headlines: June 5 to 9
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news Coventry Homes and a former executive have been hit with lawsuits to the tune of $6.2 million; a subcontractor struck a gas line causing a massive leak at Michael Garron Hospital; Stellantis now has a letter in...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects

Tampers stolen from Barrie construction site
BARRIE, ONT. — Barrie police are investigating the theft of construction equipme...
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Partners in Prevention conference focuses on building sustainable workplaces
OTTAWA — The Partners in Prevention (PIP) Conference series, hosted by Workplace...
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Hydro One workers killed in 2017 helicopter crash were proud employees, inquest hears
TWEED, ONT. — Hydro One employees killed in a December 2017 helicopter crash in...
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Your top DCN headlines: June 5 to 9
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news Coventry Homes and a former executiv...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects

Tampers stolen from Barrie construction site
BARRIE, ONT. — Barrie police are investigating the theft of construction equipme...
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Partners in Prevention conference focuses on building sustainable workplaces
OTTAWA — The Partners in Prevention (PIP) Conference series, hosted by Workplace...
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Hydro One workers killed in 2017 helicopter crash were proud employees, inquest hears
TWEED, ONT. — Hydro One employees killed in a December 2017 helicopter crash in...
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Coventry Homes, former executive hit with lawsuits alleging sexual assault, harassment
One of the largest homebuilders in Edmonton and a prominent executive are being...
Government , OH&S

UPDATE: Subcontractor work caused gas leak at Michael Garron Hospital
TORONTO - An EllisDon subcontractor working at Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) Jun...
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Part of under construction bridge collapses in India for second time in a year, no casualties
PATNA, INDIA — An Indian state government on Monday ordered a probe into the col...
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Near miss safety incident on ExxonMobil offshore platform: C-NLOPB
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canada's offshore oil and gas regulator says there was a “nea...
OH&S , Resource

8 construction workers injured as building partially collapses during concrete mishap in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, CONN. - A building under construction partially collapsed Friday in N...
OH&S , US News

Worker injured on machinery in Rexdale
TORONTO — An industrial accident occurred in Rexdale, Ont. this morning. Accord...
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Dearth of skilled workers, funding dents tech adoption by manufacturers: Survey
MONTREAL — A shortage of skilled workers and funding is hurting manufacturers' a...
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Your top DCN headlines: May 29 to June 2
Your top DCN headlines this week cover an AEC Cares initiative that aims to supp...
Associations , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects

GoFundMe raises money for lineman who suffered electrical injury
Over $84,000 has been raised in a GoFundMe effort for a lineman who suffered an...
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Charges against Limen Group, iSpan Systems, East Elgin Concrete Forming to be heard in June
TORONTO — Court dates have been set for two separate cases stemming from worker...
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One adult, 16 children injured in fall during school trip to Winnipeg historic site
WINNIPEG — Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult are in hospital after a fall at...
Infrastructure , OH&S

Unprecedented string of Nova Scotia wildfires still burning after four days
HALIFAX - As an unprecedented string of wildfires in Nova Scotia continued to bu...
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‘Frightening’ Halifax wildfire shows risk when hot, dry weather hits Maritimes
The wildfire that ignited Sunday outside Halifax seemingly came out of nowhere,...
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Uxbridge collision said to involve construction worker
UXBRIDGE, ONT. — Durham police are investigating a collision between an automobi...
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Ontario Mine Rescue announces district competition winners
SUDBURY, ONT. — Mine rescue volunteers from Algoma, Kirkland Lake, Onaping, Red...
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Employers required to have naloxone kits on construction sites as of June 1
VAUGHAN, ONT. — New legislation requiring employers to have naloxone kits on con...
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Davenport officials: No deaths confirmed, no known people trapped in Iowa building collapse
DAVENPORT, IOWA — There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still t...
OH&S , US News

Your top DCN headlines: May 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week cover a Toronto mayoral debate with the top can...
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Inquest scheduled into helicopter crash deaths of workers near Tweed
TORONTO — The regional supervising coroner for Ontario’s East Region, Kington Of...
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‘Trust but verify’ cautions technician who survived powerline contact
“I literally felt like I just had fought for my life while stuck on that cable.”...
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Nova Scotia safety campaign tugs at heartstrings to ensure workers tie-off
A worker who isn’t tied-off trips and falls from the roof of a building. A labo...
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Health and safety associations receive funding to strengthen worker safety
TORONTO — Six health and safety associations that provide safety training and re...
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Your top DCN headlines: May 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news Metrolinx and the consortium behind...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S

10K bridges similar to Pittsburgh one that collapsed should be checked for corrosion, report says
Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportati...
OH&S , US News

Fire chief: 2 missing after massive blaze at North Carolina construction site
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two construction workers are unaccounted for after a massive,...
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A life is more important than a paycheque, says Threads of Life speaker
Tracey Csordas, who lost her brother Bryn Stoneman in a workplace incident in Au...
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Fire breaks out at Marathon refinery in Texas; 1 worker dead
TEXAS CITY — A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caus...
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Police: 24 people, many of them children, hurt in bridge collapse in Finland
HELSINKI - Two dozen people, many of them schoolchildren, were injured when a te...
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Oshawa development aims to transform industrial site into residential community
A former south Oshawa, Ont. industrial area could be completely transformed with...
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Coventry Homes, former executive hit with lawsuits alleging sexual assault, harassment
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Employers required to have naloxone kits on construction sites as of June 1
VAUGHAN, ONT. — New legislation requiring employers to have naloxone kits on con...
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UPDATE: Subcontractor work caused gas leak at Michael Garron Hospital
TORONTO - An EllisDon subcontractor working at Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) Jun...
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Dream, Kilmer and Tricon launch Toronto’s Maple House
TORONTO — Dream Unlimited, Kilmer Group and Tricon Residential, working together...
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Fix approvals, start building says Electricity Canada
A new report from Electricity Canada drives home the urgency of expanding Canada...