A worker has sustained serious life-altering injuries after falling at a Southgate Township construction site. Around 1 p.m. on Wednesday [Nov. 26, 2025], emergency services were called to the incident. A 20-year-old Linwood man fell around eight metres while working. The man was airlifted to a trauma centre. The Ministry of Labour (MOL) is investigating.…
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While global consensus moves toward stricter regulation, the US now finds itself at a crossroads, between scientific evidence and pressure from industry. Once asbestos enters the lungs, it doesn’t leave. Its sharp, microscopic fibres scar tissues, trigger inflammation and can cause deadly diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer and laryngeal cancer. That’s why over 60 countries have banned…
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Mark Foster of Ingersoll had to learn how to walk and talk again after 2019 accident When he first picked himself up off the ground after falling from a ladder on a job site six years ago, Mark Foster thought at worst he might be a bit sore for a few days. Though he’d smacked…
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An LCBO in London has been fined $80,000 after a worker was critically injured on the job in June 2022. The company was convicted in Aug. 2025 following a guilty plea. The court has also ordered the LCBO to pay an additional 25 per cent victim fine surcharge. The injury resulted after an employee didn’t…
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Seven construction workers were hospitalized following a gas explosion at a highrise development site in Toronto on Tuesday morning, according to CBC News. Emergency crews were called to the scene near Esther Shiner Boulevard and Provost Drive around 9:15 a.m., said Toronto Fire division commander Paul O’Brien. Upon arrival, firefighters did not find an active…
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