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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Irving Shipbuilding faces charges stemming from 2024 workplace death
Irving Shipbuilding is facing five occupational health and safety charges stemming from the February 2024 death of a worker during snow clearing at the company's large shipyard along Halifax harbour. The company was arraigned on the charges Monday in Halifax provincial court. Defence lawyer Stan MacDonald said it will take time for him to review the evidence gathered during the investigation. The case is scheduled to return to court in October. Jamie Knight died Feb. 19, 2024, after being hit at the Halifax Shipyard by a wheel loader, a tractor-like piece of equipment with a large bucket on the front. Two of the Occupational Health and Safety Act charges relate to Irving's alleged failure to have a safe-work plan for snow removal, or complete a risk assessment for hazards related to snow clearing. It's also alleged the company failed to ensure the wheel loader was used in accordance with manufacturer specifications, or designate a competent person as a signaller. The company is also accused of not doing a risk assessment for workers heading to and from a hut where they could smoke. More than 2,000 people work at Irving's Halifax Shipyard, which has been contracted since 2011 to build ships for the Royal Canadian Navy. An Irving Shipbuilding spokesperson did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the charges. MORE TOP STORIES
New York Times
27-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Blue Jackets prospect Jordan Dumais has DUI charges dismissed: Report
Two impaired driving charges against Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Jordan Dumais were dismissed Friday in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when the arresting officer failed to show up for the start of Dumais' trial in Halifax provincial court, according to the Chronicle Herald newspaper. Dumais, 21, pled not guilty to impaired driving and having a blood-alcohol level higher than 0.8 percent when he stopped by Halifax police on March 1, 2024. Advertisement According to the Chronicle Herald, both Dumais and defense attorney Stan MacDonald declined comment after the hearing. Dumais, a third-round pick (No. 96 overall) of the Blue Jackets in 2022, missed more than a year of hockey with hip and abdominal injuries that required surgery. He made his pro debut midway through last season and finished with four goals and seven assists in 21 games with AHL Cleveland.
