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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 June 9, 2023

Tampers stolen from Barrie construction site

BARRIE, ONT. — Barrie police are investigating the theft of construction equipme...

OH&S June 8, 2023

Partners in Prevention conference focuses on building sustainable workplaces

OTTAWA — The Partners in Prevention (PIP) Conference series, hosted by Workplace...

OH&S June 7, 2023

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...

OH&S June 7, 2023

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 June 7, 2023

UPDATE: Subcontractor work caused gas leak at Michael Garron Hospital

TORONTO - An EllisDon subcontractor working at Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) Jun...

OH&S June 6, 2023

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...

OH&S June 6, 2023

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 June 6, 2023

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 June 5, 2023

Worker injured on machinery in Rexdale

TORONTO — An industrial accident occurred in Rexdale, Ont. this morning. Accord...

OH&S June 2, 2023

Dearth of skilled workers, funding dents tech adoption by manufacturers: Survey

MONTREAL — A shortage of skilled workers and funding is hurting manufacturers' a...

OH&S June 2, 2023

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 June 2, 2023

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...

OH&S June 1, 2023

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...

OH&S June 1, 2023

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 May 31, 2023

Unprecedented string of Nova Scotia wildfires still burning after four days

HALIFAX - As an unprecedented string of wildfires in Nova Scotia continued to bu...

OH&S May 31, 2023

‘Frightening’ Halifax wildfire shows risk when hot, dry weather hits Maritimes

The wildfire that ignited Sunday outside Halifax seemingly came out of nowhere,...

Government , OH&S May 30, 2023

Uxbridge collision said to involve construction worker

UXBRIDGE, ONT. — Durham police are investigating a collision between an automobi...

OH&S May 30, 2023

Ontario Mine Rescue announces district competition winners

SUDBURY, ONT. — Mine rescue volunteers from Algoma, Kirkland Lake, Onaping, Red...

OH&S May 30, 2023

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...

OH&S May 30, 2023

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 May 29, 2023

Your top DCN headlines: May 22 to 26

Your top DCN headlines this week cover a Toronto mayoral debate with the top can...

Government , Labour , OH&S May 26, 2023

Inquest scheduled into helicopter crash deaths of workers near Tweed

TORONTO — The regional supervising coroner for Ontario’s East Region, Kington Of...

OH&S May 24, 2023

‘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.”...

OH&S May 24, 2023

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...

OH&S May 23, 2023

Health and safety associations receive funding to strengthen worker safety

TORONTO — Six health and safety associations that provide safety training and re...

OH&S May 19, 2023

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 May 19, 2023

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 May 19, 2023

Fire chief: 2 missing after massive blaze at North Carolina construction site

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two construction workers are unaccounted for after a massive,...

OH&S , US News May 18, 2023

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...

OH&S May 18, 2023

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...

OH&S , US News May 16, 2023

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...

OH&S May 11, 2023

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