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The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record

The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record
OTTAWA - The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data. Officials with Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing this morning in Ottawa to update media outlets on the state of...
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Extreme heat, wildfires creating hazardous conditions for workers: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. — With wildfires a constant threat and unprecedented temperatures...
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14 crew members, four additional staff evacuated after hiding from wildfires in jobsite sea can
SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION — The federal government has deployed members of the Can...
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B.C. mill worker drowns after being trapped in machine that fell into ocean
DUNCAN, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia say a mill worker on Vancouver Islan...
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The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record
OTTAWA - The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest o...
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Extreme heat, wildfires creating hazardous conditions for workers: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. — With wildfires a constant threat and unprecedented temperatures...
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14 crew members, four additional staff evacuated after hiding from wildfires in jobsite sea can
SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION — The federal government has deployed members of the Can...
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B.C. mill worker drowns after being trapped in machine that fell into ocean
DUNCAN, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia say a mill worker on Vancouver Islan...
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Young, new workers gear up for summer work, but need to do so safely: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. — With nearly 7,000 young workers injured each year in B.C., Work...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Broadening our view of safety systems in the construction sector
As we mark Construction Safety Week 2025, it’s a time to reflect not just on the...
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Mental Health Week 2025: Looking beyond the surface
TORONTO — The Canadian Mental Health Association says living with a mental healt...
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Day of Mourning: Workplace injuries, illnesses claim the lives of 146 workers in B.C. last year
RICHMOND, B.C. — As workers, employers, families and others gather at Day of Mou...
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Day of Mourning: Find an event close to you
OTTAWA — It began in 1984 when the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) established Ap...
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WorkSafeBC urges fall protection for construction workers
RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC is urging builders to take steps to prevent workers...
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CCOHS urges industry to commemorate National Day of Mourning and commit to safety
HAMILTON, ONT. — In 2023, the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Can...
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‘There are no good excuses,’ BC 1 Call’s Grant reiterates during Safe Digging Month in B.C.
VANCOUVER — April is Safe Digging Month in B.C. and as such BC 1 Call is reitera...
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Workplace safety for newcomers — Know your rights from day one, advises WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. — A new awareness campaign is being launched by WorkSafeBC to inf...
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Canadian GC safety council to ‘set new benchmarks for the industry’
Canada’s leading general contractors have joined forces in an effort to reduce s...
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Small portion of parkade collapses at Kamloops’ City Gardens development
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Earlier this month a small area of the top of the north parkade...
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Prominent GCs unite to form Canadian Construction Safety Council
TORONTO – Several major general contractors have joined forces to form the Canad...
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‘Critical safety failures’ behind deadly Oakridge crane accident, WorkSafeBC says
VANCOUVER - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed at the massive Oakridge Park develop...
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New WorkSafeBC bulletin focuses on how to reduce the risk of crane rigging failures
VANCOUVER — It’s no secret crane rigging failures have caused and can cause seri...
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WorkSafeBC updates penalty database, highlights lack of fall protection incidents
VICTORIA — WorkSafeBC’s penalty database was updated recently to include penalti...
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Company ordered to pay $350,000 in creative penalties after worker killed by equipment
EDSON, ALTA. — Excel Projects Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupat...
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CCOHS unveils free mental health toolkit
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)...
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Two companies fined after worker seriously injured at residential construction site
CALGARY, ALTA. — Two construction companies have been fined $168,000 each in rel...
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Calgary machine shop ordered to pay $420,000 fine in workplace lathe death
CALGARY — A Calgary-based machine shop has been ordered by Alberta's top court t...
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Bell Let’s Talk: Construction’s next generation needs mental health support now
Bell Let’s Talk Day has become the world’s largest conversation about mental hea...
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Employer fined for improper use of tool, Manitoba government issues reminder
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Labour and Immigration is reminding employers to ensure mach...
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National Forum on Changing World of Work
HAMILTON, ONT. – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s (CCOHS...
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UPDATE: BC Building Trades: 39 construction workers mourned at Bentall IV Memorial
VANCOUVER — British Columbia experienced another deadly year in the construction...
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Industry Special: Mining actionable safety insights from big data
The BCCSA is leveraging data analytics tool to help construction employe...
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WorkSafeBC’s premium rate remains unchanged in 2025
RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is reporting B.C. employers will see no change to th...
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‘Devastating loss’: Fire engulfs Telegraph Cove boardwalk on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER ISLAND — Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resor...
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Special to the JOC: 2025 road safety resolutions for small business owners
Do your company’s New Year’s resolutions include a commitment to road safety? Th...
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Sharon Giffen appointed to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors
VICTORIA — A new director has been selected for appointment to WorkSafeBC's gove...
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Extreme heat, wildfires creating hazardous conditions for workers: WorkSafeBC
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