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Compliance & Enforcement
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Winnipeg hands down punishment during probe into inspectors’ work logs
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg says three employees have been suspended without pay, two others have quit and one has retired as an internal investigation continues into city property inspectors who allegedly slacked off on the job. The suspensions…
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Cape Breton coal mining suspended after new roof collapse; no injuries reported
DONKIN, N.S. – Operations at Canada’s only operating underground coal mine have been suspended due to another roof collapse, this time in the entrance tunnel to the Cape Breton colliery. Nova Scotia’s Labour Department said Monday that inspectors have been…
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Settlement reached in class action harassment lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER – Three women who shared their stories of sexual harassment as part of a class-action lawsuit against the RCMP have shown great courage so others who may have endured similar experiences can come forward, a lawyer said Monday. Lawyers…
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Chiropractor to pay $100k after anti-vaccine posts on ‘Dr. Sexy Mom’ blog
HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia chiropractor has been ordered to pay $100,000 after admitting professional misconduct for spreading vaccine skepticism on her blog, “Dr. Sexy Mom.” Dena Churchill has written about vaccinations on the blog and on a Facebook page…
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Tribunal rules ex B.C. jail guard faced racism in ‘poisoned work environment’
VANCOUVER – A former jail guard has won his discrimination complaint against the British Columbia government for being forced to work in what the human rights tribunal concluded was a “poisoned work environment.” Levan Francis, who is black, filed a…
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Gas-station owner run over by car in car wash
CALGARY – The owner of a Calgary gas station is dead after emergency authorities say it appears he was accidentally run over by a vehicle in the station’s car wash. The 64-year-old man was pronounced dead at a Centex outlet…
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Shipyard seriously injured in industrial accident
HALIFAX – Police say a worker at the Halifax Shipyard suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a piece of equipment. The industrial accident was reported Tuesday at 7 p.m. Halifax Regional Police say the 40-year-old man fell after…
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Saskatchewan’s child advocate apologizes for harassment that led to suspension
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth has apologized following his resignation over harassment allegations. “I would like to apologize to my family, friends and the children of Saskatchewan and to the staff members of the advocate’s office,” Corey…
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Construction company fined $200,000 after worker dies from falling cement
TORONTO – A construction company has been fined $200,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a cement panel in Toronto, Ont. Ontario’s Ministry of Labour says the incident took place in 2017 when an employee from J.N.D. Erectors Limited…
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Saskatchewan advocate for children and youth resigns after harassment complaints
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth has resigned following multiple complaints of harassment. The legislature’s board of internal economy says Corey O’Soup was suspended from his duties Thursday following an investigation. Following the suspension, the board says O’Soup…
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Mountie charged with manslaughter made tactically disastrous decision: trial
THOMPSON, Man. – An RCMP officer in northern Manitoba made a disastrous tactical decision to step in front a vehicle before he shot the driver, an expert in police use of force testified at the officer’s trial Tuesday. Const. Abram…
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What Now After Legal Weed?
Testing for impairment from cannabis is no “magic bullet”. Rather, effective oversight, worker supervision and having an impairment-management program are key to navigating the post-legal-weed world. This was the message that Tom Brocklehurst, director of prevention practices and quality with…
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Federal government making electronic logs mandatory for truck, bus drivers
ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Transport Canada says it will require all commercial drivers to have electronic logging devices – one of the recommendations out of a coroner’s report into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The federal department says it will make…
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FSIN wants independent oversight of probes when people die dealing with police
SASKATOON – Indigenous groups want Saskatchewan to establish an independent civilian-led authority to oversee investigations when people die or are hurt in dealings with police. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Mistawasis Nehiyawak Cree First Nation west of…
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Manitoba judge calls for review of health care at remand centre following death
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba judge is calling for an independent review of health services at the Winnipeg Remand Centre following an inquest into the death of an epileptic inmate who had not been given anti-seizure medication. Provincial court Judge Heather…
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Nova Scotia Health Authority investigating possible privacy breach
HALIFAX – The personal health information of nearly 3,000 people may have been compromised in a phishing attack, the Nova Scotia Health Authority says. The health authority said Monday that it is investigating a “potential” privacy breach affecting 2,841 patients.…
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Investigation result: Alberta Mountie accused of assaulting man under arrest
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. – An RCMP officer is accused of beating up a man while he was under arrest at the Slave Lake detachment in northern Alberta in September 2017. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the Mountie had…
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Officer acquitted of perjury in Dziekanski case settles lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER – An officer acquitted of a perjury charge linked to the death of a Polish immigrant at Vancouver’s airport has settled a lawsuit against the RCMP that alleged negligence and harassment. Const. Bill Bentley was one of four officers…
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Quebec zoo at heart of cruelty allegations ordered closed by workers’ safety board
ST-EDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGE, Que. – The Quebec workers’ safety board has ordered the closure a small zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation and the removal of the animals that remain on site. A relocation of the animals had begun…
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RCMP shooting that left Alberta man partially paralyzed deemed reasonable
EDMONTON – The executive director of a unit that investigates serious police actions says a shooting that left a 29-year-old man partially paralyzed was reasonable and justified. Susan Hughson of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says an RCMP officer…
