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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Women on the frontlines of construction safety

International Women’s Day offers an opportunity to recognize the growing role wo...

OH&S March 6, 2026

B.C. unveils new licensing, permitting for crane safety

VICTORIA — The Province of B.C. recently announced it has introduced legislation...

OH&S March 4, 2026

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: WorkSafeBC crane series Part 3 – The people factor

  Parts one and two of this series explored how inspections, incident inve...

OH&S March 4, 2026

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: WorkSafeBC crane series Part Two – The oversight system

  In part one of this series, we talked about how WorkSafeBC uncovered sys...

OH&S February 25, 2026

Electrician Cronk appointed WorkSafeBC’s new chair

VICTORIA — William Laird Cronk has been appointed chair of WorkSafeBC's board of...

OH&S February 24, 2026

Manitoba company fined after worker fatally injured in blade incident

WINNIPEG — Wintec Building Services Inc. has been fined a total of $70,000 in re...

OH&S February 20, 2026

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: From insight to action – Why tower crane incidents demand a system-level response, Part One

  In recent years, several high-profile crane incidents in B.C. have highl...

OH&S February 18, 2026

Investigators to probe derailment on CN line in central Alberta: TSB

EDMONTON - The Transportation Safety Board says it's sending a team of investiga...

Infrastructure , OH&S February 6, 2026

Alberta government to review intersection where 3 junior hockey players died in crash

STAVELY, ALTA. - The Alberta government says it will review an intersection wher...

Government , OH&S February 4, 2026

Enhanced fire protection for buildings and occupants part two – Insulated concrete forms

Many areas of North America are becoming more vulnerable to wildfires. However,...

Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects February 4, 2026

Industry Special: The BCCSA’s new Vancouver Island Regional Safety Committee invites construction employers to its first public event in Victoria

The BC °µÍø½ûÇøion Safety Alliance (BCCSA) has long counted on its Prime Contra...

Associations , OH&S February 4, 2026

Sending the wrong message: Still no answers after deadly 2021 Kelowna crane collapse

This July it will be five years since five young men lost their lives in a tower...

OH&S January 28, 2026

Companies fined after worker dies their first day on Nanaimo mixed-use jobsite

NANAIMO, B.C. – Three companies are facing fines after a young worker was killed...

OH&S January 27, 2026

Vancouver mining company fined $135,000 after worker injured in Ontario

SUDBURY, ONT. – Underground mining company DMC Mining Services Ltd. of Vancouver...

OH&S January 27, 2026

‘Tragic accident’ kills worker at central B.C. gold mine

QUESNEL, B.C. — Osisko Development Corp. says in a statement a contractor workin...

OH&S January 26, 2026

Canadian °µÍø½ûÇøion Safety Council unveils critical risks framework

TORONTO — The Canadian °µÍø½ûÇøion Safety Council (CCSC) has released its Criti...

OH&S January 26, 2026

Worker dies at Suncor oilsands site after machinery sinks into muskeg

FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating t...

OH&S January 22, 2026

Manitoba skid-steer driver dies after reportedly backing into a deep hole

WINNIPEG — A 55-year-old man has died at a construction site in western Manitoba...

OH&S January 22, 2026

Calgary-based company fined $130,000 after worker injured in Ontario

CORUNNA, ONT. – Calgary-based NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a petrochemical manufa...

OH&S January 22, 2026

Bell Let’s Talk 2026: Taking a moment for a different kind of ‘toolbox talk’

TORONTO – Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day, Canada’s national day for conversations...

OH&S January 21, 2026

Harmonizing trades safety training will only work if ‘partisanship gets out of the way’

Harmonizing safety training certifications in construction across Canada is not...

OH&S January 15, 2026

45th anniversary of Bentall tragedy renews calls for stronger safety measures

VANCOUVER – During the 45th anniversary memorial of the Bentall Centre Tower IV ...

OH&S January 8, 2026

CBTU, Ontario work to harmonize national safety standards for construction workers

TORONTO - Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) is working with the Ontario gov...

Associations , Government , OH&S January 8, 2026

45 years since Bentall tower tragedy

VANCOUVER – The annual Bentall memorial will take place today (Jan. 7), paying t...

OH&S January 7, 2026

WorkSafeBC announces average base premium rate is unchanged in 2026

RICHMOND, B.C. — B.C. employers will see no change to the average base premium r...

OH&S January 7, 2026

Company fined $8,000 after worker injured in fall

REGINA – SMK Contracting recently pleaded guilty in Carlyle Provincial Court to...

OH&S January 3, 2026

Companies, supervisor penalized $215,000 after worker injured at Alberta oil well site

EDMONTON — An oil and gas company, an engineering firm and a supervisor pleaded...

OH&S December 30, 2025

UPDATE: J. Cote & Son Excavating found guilty in criminal negligence case

  This is an updated version from a previous story that was published Dec....

OH&S December 24, 2025

New directors appointed to WorkSafeBC board

VICTORIA — Two new directors have been appointed to WorkSafeBC's governance boar...

OH&S December 18, 2025

J. Cote & Son Excavating found guilty in criminal negligence case

An updated version of this story is available here. A BC Supreme Court (BCSC)...

OH&S December 15, 2025

Companies fined over fatal crane accident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park

VANCOUVER — More than $1.3 million in fines have been levied against two compani...

OH&S December 12, 2025

Manitoba enforcing stronger rules to protect workers from asbestos exposure

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is introducing stronger rules to protect work...

OH&S December 8, 2025

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