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Hotel operator fined more than $620,000 for asbestos infractions

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Hotel operator Northland Properties Corporation was fined...

OH&S July 23, 2026

Ontario advancing harmonized national health and safety standards for construction workers

There’s no time for a summer lull for Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) policy ad...

OH&S July 23, 2026

Home Hardware Stores Limited fined $75,000 after worker injured in fall

ST. JACOBS, ONT. – Retailer Home Hardware Stores Limited of St. Jacobs, Ont. has...

OH&S July 20, 2026

Fires from coast to coast: A look at the wildfire situation across the country

Wildfires are burning in several provinces, forcing thousands of people from the...

Government , OH&S July 17, 2026

BC 1 Call and BC Landscape & Nursery Association sign MOU

VANCOUVER — BC One Call Limited (BC 1 Call) and the BC Landscape & Nursery A...

OH&S July 17, 2026

‘Each day, I still wonder why’: Construction Death Review sparks fresh calls for safety action

  This is the third and final article pertaining to the latest Constructio...

OH&S July 17, 2026

Ontario outdoor workers stay home, others mask up amid wildfire smoke

TORONTO — Outdoor workers are donning masks, taking breaks or staying home altog...

OH&S July 16, 2026

WorkSafeBC rates to stay flat in 2027

RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC has announced the preliminary average base rate for...

OH&S July 16, 2026

Kelowna crane collapse victims, families have been failed by the system: IUOE Local 115

KELOWNA, B.C. — The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115...

OH&S July 15, 2026

‘It is still all very vivid’: Family voices and fatal patterns outlined in second Ontario Construction Death Review

  This is the second of three articles pertaining to the latest Constructi...

OH&S July 10, 2026

STEP contractors significantly safer than industry average, ABC report finds

For decades, the U.S. construction industry has measured safety performance larg...

OH&S , US News July 7, 2026

B.C. to implement training certification for crane operators

VICTORIA - The Province of B.C. has announced it is expanding skilled trades cer...

Government , OH&S July 6, 2026

Second Construction Death Review finds worker experience, manufacturer instruction misuse as areas of ‘significant concern’

This Daily Commercial News overview is the first in upcoming, in-depth, coverage...

Government , OH&S July 3, 2026

OGCA lays out Type 2 hard hat requirements and how to prepare

TORONTO – Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Develop...

OH&S July 3, 2026

Oil and gas well company fined $144,000 for workplace injury

EDMONTON — An oil and gas well servicing company has been fined $144,000 in rela...

OH&S June 30, 2026

Cobourg roofing company fined $100,000 after worker injured

COBOURG, ONT. – Moffat Bros. Roofing Ltd. of Cobourg, Ont. has been fined $100,0...

OH&S June 29, 2026

Yukon mine receiver sues Vancouver firm for negligence linked to 2024 collapse

VANCOUVER — The receiver of a defunct Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastroph...

OH&S June 26, 2026

2026 Ontario mine rescue competition winners unveiled after tackling a difficult scenario

SUDBURY, ONT. — Ontario’s mine rescue competition season ended earlier this mont...

OH&S June 26, 2026

WSIB announces modernized First Aid Program

TORONTO — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has launched a moderni...

OH&S June 26, 2026

Fatality occurs in Brampton after man falls into hole

BRAMPTON, ONT. – Peel Regional Police have reported a man died Monday afternoon...

OH&S June 23, 2026

Summer scorcher: WorkSafeBC reminds employers of their responsibilities in a heat wave

RICHMOND, B.C. — It’s already been a hot one in B.C., but nonetheless WorkSafeBC...

OH&S June 22, 2026

WSN honours ground where future mine rescue training academy will rise

SUDBURY, ONT. — Workplace Safety North (WSN) and Ontario Mine Rescue (OMR) gathe...

OH&S June 22, 2026

Roofing company and director fined $145,000 after worker injured in fall

MOUNT FOREST, ONT. — Reilly’s Roofing Ltd., a roofing contractor based in Georgi...

OH&S June 19, 2026

Driver missing after crane goes over bridge and into river in northern Alberta: RCMP

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALTA. — Mounties say the driver of crane that went off a bridge...

OH&S June 18, 2026

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Why are preventable summer injuries still common in construction sites?

Every summer, construction sites face the same problems: heat exhaustion, fatigu...

OH&S June 12, 2026

Two construction companies fined $250,000 after jobsite injury in Calgary

EDMONTON — Excel Management Limited Partnership and Benchmark Cribbing Inc. both...

OH&S June 11, 2026

Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over massive fire that killed 168

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday charged seven people and two comp...

OH&S June 11, 2026

Workplace explosion leads to $90,000 fine for Sarnia company

SARNIA, ONT. — AlumaPower Corporation of Sarnia (Aamjiwnaang First Nation), Ont....

OH&S June 10, 2026

Quebec Construction Commission launches three-year campaign to combat construction site harassment

A new awareness campaign has been launched to tackle discrimination and harassme...

OH&S June 8, 2026

Penticton, B.C., fire at care home construction site considered ‘suspicious:’ RCMP

PENTICTON, B.C. - A massive fire that destroyed a care home under construction i...

OH&S , Projects June 5, 2026

Halifax neighbourhood evacuation ends after unstable crane repaired overnight

HALIFAX - Residents of a Halifax neighbourhood have been cleared to return home...

OH&S , Projects June 5, 2026

Penticton, B.C., ends state of emergency after blaze destroys long-term care site

PENTICTON — The City of Penticton has cancelled an evacuation order and lifted a...

OH&S June 4, 2026

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