138 Workers Lost Lives in BC Last Year

0:00It's April 27, Canada news today starts now, AI powered and ready. Works at BC just dropped some heavy numbers, 138 workers in British Columbia lost their lives last year due to job related, injuries or illnesses. That 79 from occupational diseases, like asbestos exposure, with 36 specifically tied to asbestos and 41 from traumatic, incidents on the site. They also counted 18 deaths from work related car crashes, bringing the total down from higher marks in recent years, like 181. Back in 2022 and 146 in 2024, this makes 2025 the lowest fatality rate they've seen lately. Men bore the brunt of it, with 134 of those deaths compared to just 4 women hitting families and communities hard across the province. These stats came out right before the annual day of mourning, with events kicking off at the legislature in Victoria and spots like Prince George, Colona and Animo to honor

1:01the fallen. Behind every stat is a real person whose world got flipped families left grieving, co-workers carrying the weight, all reminding us safety on the job. And just numbers, it's lives we got to protect.