Edmonton rally for National Day of Mourning [Video]

A rally was held Sunday for the dozens of Albertans who died last year as a result of their job.

April 28 is the National Day of Mourning, a day dedicated to honouring people who were killed or died as a result of workplace illness.

According to the province, 165 Albertans died from a workplace-related cause in 2023.

Mourners gathered at Grant Notley Park at the Broken Families Monument to recognize their deaths and advocate for better workplace protections.

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“One death is too many, 165 is an extreme tragedy,” said Chris Gallaway, Friends of Medicare president.

“All of these were preventable if we had proper legislation, proper protections, proper protocols in place,” he continued. “Every single one of these folks would be alive today, and we need to remember that today.”

President of Edmonton District Labour Council said there are …