36 h. ago Leader debate scrums reportedly cancelled over security concerns

The leader scrums scheduled for after the English-language debate have been abruptly cancelled due to security concerns, CTV News reported on Thursday night. Details about those security concerns weren’t immediately known. It was not immediately clear whether the leaders would reschedule or relocate their own scrums independently.

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53 h. ago Health and Safety Among Top Concerns for Leaders According to the Latest AMCS Safety Management and Sustainability Trends Report

Leading industry experts share insights on trends in safety and sustainability and highlight the critical link between EHS and ESG LIMERICK, Ireland — Health and safety have risen to the top of corporate risk tables, with C-suite executives increasingly concerned about the mental and physical impact of their operations on employees and communities, according to […]

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3 d. ago How consecutive life sentences and the notwithstanding clause work

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal has raised concerns about the rule of law in Canada, with some warning it could erode constitutional norms.

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6 d. ago Toronto neighbours fear huge tower may give them cancer and collapse their homes

A local neighbourhood group is concerned about an approved plan to construct a 42-storey tower in their area, raising a long list of fears about the new development in an open letter shared earlier this month.The group, which calls itself "Concerned Residents of Willowdale," has various concerns about the planned tower at 2810–2816 Bayview Avenue.Among the group's fears, they claim that the construction of this new tower will put them at risk of a rare type of cancer and even the potential for excavation of the adjacent site to collapse their homes.A representative of the group reached out, sharing concerns about the City's approval of the plan "right behind single-family homes."The proposal site occupies a major street steps from a key intersection, a subway station, and Highway 401, though residents of single-family homes to the rear are fighting back. Google Street View."This decision overrides zoning laws, ignores health and safety risks, and sets a dangerous precedent for...

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7 d. ago Court date set ahead of fatality inquiry into Columbia Icefield bus rollover

RCMP did not lay criminal charges, but bus operator Brewster Travel Canada Inc. pleaded guilty in 2023 to two charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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8 d. ago Predictmedix AI Screening Technology Emerges as Strategic Asset Amid FDA’s Regulatory Shift Away from Animal Testing

TORONTO — Predictmedix AI Inc. (CSE: PMED) (OTC: PMEDF) (FRA: 3QP) (“Predictmedix” or the “Company”), a leading provider in AI-driven health and safety solutions, welcomes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) groundbreaking move to phase out mandatory animal testing in drug development. As the pharmaceutical and biotech industries pivot toward more ethical and technologically […]

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9 d. ago Vancouver mayor, Jewish leaders to speak about antisemitism concerns in politics

This availability comes after some comments by one of ABC Vancouver’s unsuccessful byelection candidates, which have once again raised concerns about antisemitism in B.C. politics.

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1 week ago Cannabix Technologies to Attend Tennessee Safety and Health Conference to Exhibit Alcohol and Marijuana Breath Testing Technologies

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO) (OTC PINK: BLOZF) (Frankfurt: 8CT) (the “Company or Cannabix”) developer of marijuana and alcohol breath devices is pleased to report that it will be attending the Tennessee Safety and Health Conference (TSHC) in Nashville, TN commencing on April 7th. Cannabix will […]

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2 w. ago Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from last year’s Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate, albeit by “makeshift routes,” according to an investigation from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration released on Wednesday. “It was found that Impact Plastics, Inc. exercised reasonable diligence to dismiss […]

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3 w. ago 85% of Canadian business leaders concerned Canada’s economy could slide into a recession: Léger poll

President Trump has threatened “far larger tariffs” if Canada unites with the E.U. to do “economic harm” to the U.S.

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