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TC Energy pipeline rupture sparks wildfire near Edson, Alta.
TC Energy pipeline rupture sparks wildfire near Edson, Alta.
A natural gas pipeline owned by TC Energy Corp. ruptured near Edson, Alta., on Tuesday, sparking a wildfire. The Calgary-based pipeline operator confirmed the rupture in a statement late Tuesday afternoon. "We are working closely with first responders...
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Your top JOC headlines: April 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a project profile on a 25-storey mass t...
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Atwill-Morin embraces exoskeletons for heavy lifting
Quebec-based construction company Atwill-Morin has acquired a dozen exoskeletons...
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CBTU, Alberta Building Trades double up on mental health
With the Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) leading the way, the construction trad...
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TC Energy pipeline rupture sparks wildfire near Edson, Alta.
A natural gas pipeline owned by TC Energy Corp. ruptured near Edson, Alta., on T...
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Your top JOC headlines: April 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a project profile on a 25-storey mass t...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Atwill-Morin embraces exoskeletons for heavy lifting
Quebec-based construction company Atwill-Morin has acquired a dozen exoskeletons...
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CBTU, Alberta Building Trades double up on mental health
With the Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) leading the way, the construction trad...
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Two killed, one injured after shooting at Edmonton construction site
EDMONTON - Edmonton police are investigating the deaths of two men in the southw...
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Syncrude pays $390,000 penalty related to excavator fatality
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. – Syncrude Canada Ltd. pleaded guilty April 4 to one charge...
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New BCCSA workplace mental health training program now live
The BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) has launched a workplace mental heal...
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B.C. to require devices to limit speed of commercial vehicles
VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia is requiring mandatory use of spee...
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Your top JOC headlines: April 1 to 5
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news nearby construction has forced the...
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Recognizing Global Asbestos Awareness Week
REGINA, SASK. - This week, until April 7, marks Global Asbestos Awareness Week,...
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Unstable nearby construction site forces evacuation of apartment in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. — More than 80 residents of a low-income apartment building in Kel...
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Women have low injury and death rates in construction sector
Despite the recent B.C. fatality of a female construction worker at Vancouver’s...
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Report says Elk Valley cleanup to cost three times reclamation funds set aside
ELK VALLEY, B.C. - The cost of removing a contaminant toxic to fish after decade...
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Manitoba proposes new workplace safety legislation
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is introducing proposed legislation to re-est...
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F.A.S.T. launching new women’s high-vis line as demand grows
No more boxy pants, droopy elephant rears, turtle-shell jackets and hand-devouri...
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Deltera health and safety specialist looks to change jobsite culture
In the 11 years she has worked as a Deltera health and safety specialist, Cheryl...
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Alberta paving company fined $295,000 for workplace fatality
BROOKS, ALTA. – Alberta-based Smith Group Holdings Ltd. and subsidiary Brooks As...
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B.C. crane safety: ‘Industry has lost public confidence and we need to work together to regain it’
British Columbia crane safety stakeholders are working together to push for grea...
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Alberta fines construction company $144,000 for workplace injury
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Court of Justice has fined Marathon Underground Construc...
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Fourth B.C. crane incident spurs critical WorkSafeBC stakeholder meeting
VANCOUVER – A fourth mishap involving a crane has occurred in Vancouver, adding...
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CIRP, BC Build Together release mental health survey for women in construction
VANCOUVER – The Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan (CIRP) and BC Build To...
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Province not effectively managing hazardous spills, says B.C.’s auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Ministry of Environment i...
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Eby ‘profoundly worried’ about B.C. fire season as billions prepped for contingencies
VANCOUVER—Premier David Eby says he is "profoundly worried" about the potentiall...
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Family of crane incident victim creates fundraiser to send her home
VANCOUVER – The family of a construction worker killed by a falling crane load h...
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Suncor reverses workplace injury trend, reports 2023 was company’s safest year ever
Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc., which has been heavily criticized in recent y...
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EllisDon reports operations at Oakridge site halted as crane load fatality death investigation continues
VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says he is "deeply saddened" by the death of...
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‘This industry can’t be a free-for-all’: WorkSafeBC not releasing Kelowna crane safety report at this time
British Columbia’s safety regulator will not yet release its completed report on...
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UPDATE: Worker dead after load from construction crane falls on Vancouver building
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s premier and minister of labour are sharing their heartfelt co...
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RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties say they have asked prosecutors to consider charges in...
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Truck firm involved in multiple B.C. overpass strikes loses licence to operate
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has cancelled the operation licence o...
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Industry Special: B.C.’s ‘duty to co-operate and duty to maintain employment’ came into force on Jan. 1
Provincial regulations codify rights and responsibilities of workers, em...
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Saskatchewan rental company fined $24,000 for workplace injury
KINDERSLEY, SASK. – J&H Rentals has pleaded guilty in Kindersley Provincial...
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B.C. ups investment in forestry sector with $70.3M in funding
VANCOUVER – The Province of British Columbia has announced a capital investment...
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Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
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Manitoba introduces carbon capture and storage legislation
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba is introducing legislation to reduce green...
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Two killed, one injured after shooting at Edmonton construction site
EDMONTON - Edmonton police are investigating the deaths of two men in the southw...
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Queen’s Park to permit 18-storey mass timber construction
TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it intends to amend the Building...
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M5 at Main Alley: A 25-storey mass timber tower prototype
M5, a 25-storey, mass timber rental housing tower, one of the tallest in the wor...
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Preferred proponent announced for Surrey Langley Skytrain station construction
SURREY, B.C. – South Fraser Station Partners has been chosen by the Government o...
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Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...