Public interest groups condemn federal pesticide law changes in budget bill
A coalition of public interest organizations, scientists, and environmental advocates is calling on the federal government to reverse amendments to Canada's pesticide legislation, warning...
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Aecon Utilities Inc. has been fined $175,000 following a fatal trench incident at a residential construction site in King City, Ontario, in 2024.
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Ontario launches first-in-Canada registry to track workplace hazardous exposures
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Nominations open for CIAC’s 2025 Responsible Care Awards
Nominations for the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) 2025 Responsible Care Awards are open from March 2 to May 2, 2026.
CIAC invites members...
Record heat, forecasts of hotter years ahead drive $7M federal investment in local climate...
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Nova Scotia tribunal finds workplace hydrogen sulfide exposure caused compensable injury
The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal ruled in late 2025 that a longtime employee at a hardboard siding manufacturing facility sustained a compensable...
Endress+Hauser debuts next-generation Micropilot radar sensors
Endress+Hauser has unveiled a new generation of its Micropilot radar level sensors, expanding the Swiss company’s 80GHz radar lineup for liquid and solid measurement.
The...
Hydrogen sulfide leak overcomes three workers during Texas lift station repair
Three wastewater workers are dead following a suspected hydrogen sulfide gas leak that occurred during a lift station repair at the Westwood Shores Municipal...
B.C.’s Cranbrook appeals monster truck show’s soil contamination fine
The City of Cranbrook, British Columbia, says it is appealing an administrative penalty of $175,783 from WorkSafeBC over allegations that local officials used contaminated...
Manitoba plans stricter asbestos training by fall
Labour officials in Manitoba have signalled a move towards establishing a mandatory standard for asbestos remediation and removal that mirrors the SAFE Work Manitoba...
Canada releases Plan of Priorities for new chemical assessments
The federal government's confirmed Plan of Priorities, released in July by Environment and Climate Change Canada, outlines upcoming initiatives to address chemical substances in...
New Brunswick pulls salvage licence as company’s scrapyard struggles continue
A scrapyard at the centre of years of controversy in Moncton, New Brunswick, will not have its salvage dealer licence renewed by the province’s...
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