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'I don't get anything': Burn victim unhappy with SaskPower's $700,000 fine
While a sentence has been issued and SaskPower will be forced to pay fines totaling $700,000 for his workplace accident, Blayne McKay, his family and friends are not satisfied with the results of the ...
Nov 03, 2024
Court decision sheds more light on WCB, SASM court dispute
Details from a court decision between the Sask. Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) and the Safety Association of Saskatchewan Manufacturers (SASM) have shed more light on the situation. Last month, 980...
Sep 06, 2024
'Fair representation:' Expert weighs in on teacher's disability fight
When someone is hurt at work, there is a duty for the employer to accommodate them so they can get back to work. That's the main point from Sean Tucker, a professor who teaches about occupational heal...
Apr 16, 2024
WCB statistics say Sask. had lowest workplace injury rate ever in 2023
Saskatchewan's workplace injury rate for 2023 was the lowest in the province's recorded history. Statistics released by the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) show the total injury rate fo...
Mar 20, 2024
WorkSafe Saskatchewan again seeking to prevent firefighter cancer
WorkSafe Saskatchewan is looking to help firefighters better protect themselves against cancer. The organization — a partnership between the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board and the Mini...
Jan 31, 2022
Private PCR tests recommended: Workers' Compensation Board
A reliance on rapid testing in Saskatchewan has raised the question of how workers presumed COVID-positive can expect to be compensated for their time off without a PCR test. The province has been enc...
Jan 14, 2022 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
New website to help employees, employers guide way through job stressors
It’s hard to put a band-aid on the brain. That’s where a new website from WorkSafe Saskatchewan comes in. It aims to help any worker or employer in the province navigate stress on the job....
Apr 14, 2021
WCB launches new strategy to limit workplace injuries
WorkSafe Saskatchewan has adopted a new strategy it hopes will prevent fatalities and serious workplace injuries in the province. The Fatalities and Serious Injuries Strategy was launched Monday. The ...
Dec 02, 2019 Gord Dobrowolsky, the board chair of the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board, delivers remarks before unveiling The Fatalities and Serious Injuries Strategy alongside the province on Dec. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
WCB expands ‘presumptive coverage’ list for Sask. firefighters
Saskatchewan firefighters are about to get access to coverage for more illnesses from the Workers' Compensation Board. Starting Friday, six additional cancers - prostate, skin, breast, cervical, ovari...
Nov 12, 2019
Cancer claims made easier for Sask. firefighters
The provincial government is making it easier for firefighters to receive Worker's Compensation Board (WCB) benefits for certain types of cancer. Six types of cancer -- prostate, skin, cervical, ovari...
Dec 04, 2018
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 16
Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree joins Evan to talk firearms and Saskatchewan safety. Plus, live from ...
