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Prosecutors Seek $1-Million Fine in Rare Worker Fatality Case | The Tyee A BC construction firm was convicted of criminal negligence after Jeff Caron was crushed on the job.

BC Crown seeks $1 million penalty after court finds employer guilty of criminal negligence for one worker death & a serious injury to another worker, arguing “If financial discomfort was a bar to large fines, deterrence would collapse.” Report by @isaacphannay.bsky.social.
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SFU Contract Workers Sounded the Alarm on Abuse. Nothing Changed | The Tyee Workers, faculty and students have called on the university to bring workers in-house for years.

For years, contract workers at SFU have complained of bullying & harassment and workload issues. One janitor even died on the job. Despite organized advocacy from SFU faculty and staff to bring the workers in-house, nothing has changed. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

More details soon. Watch for the piece on @thetyee.ca

He hired a safety consultant to update safety measures after the wall collapse, and in 2020 hired a full time safety officer

Cote testified that over the past decade, he mortgaged his house, took out a line of credit and a loan from a friend to inject into the company

Defence counsel says the accident has already cost J Cote & Son Excavating significantly And the company has overhauled its safety measures

Thomas Richer said in his witness statement the collapse fractured his rub and gave him several soft tissue injuries. He said it left him with PTSD and chronic back and leg pain.

“(The CEO and Foreman) never apologized,” he said

Caron’s sister, Cheyanna Kamakhoostayo, said in her impact statement she was separated from Caron when he was 7 and she was 13. She said they were reuniting when he died

That’s about two years’ net earnings for the company, the Crown says

The Crown wants a $1 million fine

The Crown wants a $1 million fine

A Rare Guilty Verdict in a Worker Fatality Case | The Tyee Jeff Caron was crushed to death on the job. His employer has been convicted of criminal negligence.

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Caron’s sister spoke to @thetyee.ca about the case when the company was found guilty. She’s expected to speak to the court today

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The last time a company faced criminal negligence charges was a decade ago. That was employer, Stave Lake Quarries, was fined $100,000

Today, both sides will argue over how much the company is to be fined. The sentence is expected tomorrow

J Cote & Son Excavating was charged with criminal negligence after pipelayers Jeff Caron and Thomas Richer were crushed to death while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer. Richer was seriously injured. Caron died.

I’ll be at the BC Supreme Court today covering the sentencing of a construction company in a rare criminal negligence trial.

Here’s what you need to know

‘We Don’t Think They’re Serious’: Amazon Union Wants Mediation | The Tyee Unifor Local 114 says the company has stalled bargaining for its only group of unionized workers in Canada.

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‘We Don’t Think They’re Serious’: Amazon Union Wants Mediation | The Tyee Unifor Local 114 says the company has stalled bargaining for its only group of unionized workers in Canada.

“Either way, this process will result in the first collective agreement.”

Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada are calling for a mediator to help negotiate a first contract. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab

In the fall, the union launched several unfair labour practice complaints at the BC Labour Relations Board — including one accusation that Amazon did not give workers at YVR2 a wage increase given to other Metro Vancouver-area employees.

Unifor won that complaint Friday. More to come

Unifor Undaunted as Amazon Ramps Up Its Anti-Union Fight | The Tyee A union leader says newly certified workers are keen despite the company’s legal counteroffensive.

Unifor won the right to represent the 800 Delta-based Amazon employees last July, at a labour board hearing.

Amazon previously told The Tyee the labour board ruling was wrong. It’s fighting the certification at the BC Supreme Court.

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I've been covering the fight to organize and bargain at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada.

Here's the latest:

Unifor has applied for first contract mediation. The union says Amazon has delayed bargaining and continues to interfere with the union.

Again just so overjoyed that BC Cancer has agreed to treat Francisco. But he's not out of the woods yet: CBSA is still planning on deporting him next week. It's not clear if he'll be able to start/ finish his treatment before then.
My update on @thetyee.ca
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Canada's Labour Trafficking Problem Is Getting Worse: Intelligence Agency Public service journalism

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How Canada’s Labour Traffickers Trap Workers | The Tyee Reports warn a growing number of foreign workers are being victimized. But criminal charges are rare.

Choori Mohamed came to Canada with a dream of finding a job, getting PR and helping his family emigrate from India.

Instead, he said, he went into debt securing a job for an employer he alleges took back part of his salary in cash. @isaacphannay.bsky.social and @zakvescera.bsky.social report.

Wanted to share a little impact moment from my reporting last year:

The Burnaby Public Library asked three employee-led equity groups to wrap up their ongoing work last October. After @thetyee.ca reported on staff backlash, the library's board announced $25k to keep the groups in operation.

NDP Leader Candidate: ‘I’m Arguing for Regeneration’ | The Tyee Organic farmer Tony McQuail pledges a ‘green, progressive’ vision for the federal party. A Tyee Q&A.

Tony McQuail, an organic farmer now semi-retired since his daughter bought the farm in 2016, says he’s still working to ensure the farm is regenerative — meaning it heals the land and supports local ecosystems.

@isaacphannay.bsky.social interviews the NDP leadership candidate. 🍊 #canpoli

A Rare Guilty Verdict in a Worker Fatality Case | The Tyee Jeff Caron was crushed to death on the job. His employer has been convicted of criminal negligence.

More than 13 years after pipe layer Jeff Caron was crushed to death while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, a B.C. Supreme Court judge found his employer J. Cote & Son Excavating guilty of criminal negligence.

@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

Federal Immigration Cuts Put Strain on BC’s Health-Care Sector, Say Advocates | The Tyee ‘Are we able to plan our life in BC, or should we leave?’ asks one student caught in limbo.

“This is a very, very expensive province to live in. So if there’s no future for us here, why not move to another province with more pathways?”

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