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CTV News
30-04-2025
- General
- CTV News
Sudbury marks National Day of Mourning
Northern Ontario Watch A look at how an event in Sudbury remembered those lost to workplace accidents on the National Day of Mourning.
Canada Standard
29-04-2025
- Health
- Canada Standard
CANADA-VANCOUVER-NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING
Xinhua 29 Apr 2025, 03:45 GMT+10 (250428) -- VANCOUVER, April 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People observe a moment of silence during the National Day of Mourning event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 28, 2025. The National Day of Mourning is observed annually in Canada on April 28 to commemorate people who have lost their lives, suffered injury or illness on the job, or experienced a work-related tragedy, and to raise awareness of health and safety in the workplace. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
CTV News
29-04-2025
- General
- CTV News
Manitoba mourns workers killed or injured on job
Workers gather for a National Day of Mourning service at Memorial Park in Winnipeg on April 28, 2025. (Scott Andersson/CTV News Winnipeg)
Global News
28-04-2025
- Health
- Global News
City of Winnipeg honours lost workers on National Day of Mourning
Winnipeg politicians, union leaders and community members gathered at City Hall on Monday morning to honour workers in an emotional ceremony that focused on workers' mental health. Canada's National Day of Mourning, marked annually on April 28, commemorates workers who have died or suffered injury on the job. United Firefighters of Winnipeg President Nick Kasper addressed the families and friends of the three Winnipeg firefighters who died this year. 'As firefighters, we often describe our bond as a second family, and as your second family, we stand with you today in your grief, in your remembrance, and in your unwavering commitment to making our workplace safer for all,' he said. Preston Heinbigner, Ronald Murray and Gordon Pottinger's names will be added to the Manitoba Fallen Workers' Memorial in Memorial Park. Heinbigner's death by suicide highlighted the need for more mental health supports for first responders. Story continues below advertisement 'As leaders and elected officials, we must recognize the ever-growing risk that our profession faces, the increasing strain on our department, and the toll that it's taking on those we're entrusted to protect,' Kasper said. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Sign up for weekly health newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'Today, we must recommit to fulfilling our duty to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of those who serve.' Amalgamated Transit Union Loval 1505 President Chris Scott, who has repeatedly spoken out about the difficult working conditions his members face, said transit staff go to work each day expecting verbal and physical assaults. 'The cost is not just physical. It's psychological and emotional,' he said, adding 44 of the 134 Transit employees on leave are off due to 'psychological injury due to workplace violent incidents.' According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), 1,057 workplace deaths were recorded by the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada in 2023. The association also logged 274,022 lost time claims due to work-related injury or disease. Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino pointed to Bill 29, The Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act, as an example of the province's commitment to improving worker safety. The bill requires employers to make sure their workplace is psychologically safe. 'The majority of injury claims now are related to psychological injuries, and the workplaces most affected are in the purview of the province and the city,' she said. Story continues below advertisement 1:34 Manitoba to return to original apprentice-to-journeyperson construction ratio
Calgary Herald
28-04-2025
- Health
- Calgary Herald
'It rips a hole': Calgary unions lay wreaths for workers who died on the job
Article content After a record number of Albertans died in workplace-related incidents last year, the Calgary and District Labour Council hosted a memorial at city hall Monday, to commemorate the National Day of Mourning. Article content Article content Held annually on April 28, the National Day of Mourning is dedicated to remembering workers who died, were injured or experienced a workplace tragedy, and promote the importance of occupational health and safety. Article content Article content Roughly 20 people, including representatives of local workers' unions, attended the ceremony. Held at the City of Calgary Workers Memorial, the event included speeches, a moment of silence and the laying of wreaths. Article content Article content 'Everybody has a role to play in health and safety,' said Alexander Shevalier, president of the Calgary and District Labour Council. 'The worker has a role to keep themselves safe and to keep their co-workers safe, employers have the obligation to keep their workers safe and government has to enforce the law.' Article content In 2024, Alberta recorded 203 workplace-related deaths — an all-time high, according to the Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta. In comparison, 165 workers in the province died in 2023. Of last year's worker fatalities, 112 died of occupational diseases, 50 from trauma, 29 in motor-vehicle collisions and 12 from other causes. Article content During Monday's sombre ceremony, Shevalier read out the name of each Alberta worker who died last year. Afterwards, attendees bowed their heads in a moment of silence, before wreaths were laid at the base of the memorial. Article content It's hard to explain the record number of workplace deaths in Alberta last year, according to Shevalier, due to the 'invisible' nature of some causes, such as illnesses that resulted from unsafe working conditions. Article content Every loss of life creates a cascading effect of grief for the worker's friends, families and co-workers, Shevalier said. Article content 'It's important to remind us that 203 people died, that families lost a family member — whether it was a mother, father, sister or brother, friends lost friends — and workplaces lost one of their colleagues,' he said. 'It's important for us to remember, because we don't want to have to go through that, because it rips a hole.'
