Jul 14, 2026
A construction worker was rescued by Ottawa firefighters after falling about 18 feet into a pit at an east-end work site Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the 1200 block of Hemlock Road shortly after 3 p.m. The injured worker was unable to get out of the...
Jul 14, 2026
Home Hardware Stores Limited has been fined $75,000 after a worker suffered critical injuries in a workplace fall at its St. Jacobs facility in November 2023. The Ministry of Labour said the employee fell from a ladder while descending from the top of a water...
Jul 9, 2026
Ideal Supply has been fined $70,000 after pleading guilty to violating Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act following a workplace injury at its Listowel distribution centre. The incident occurred on May 10, 2025, when an employee fell approximately four...
Jun 25, 2026
A man has died after falling from an escalator at RioCan Empress Walk Plaza in North York on Thursday evening. Toronto police were called to the plaza near Yonge Street and Empress Avenue shortly after 5 p.m., where the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The...
Jun 24, 2026
A worker was critically injured following an industrial accident in Brampton on Tuesday night. Emergency crews responded to an incident on Parkshore Drive, near Finch and Steeles avenues, shortly before 10 p.m. Peel paramedics transported one person to a trauma centre...
