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Compliance & Enforcement
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Ontario considers bill to protect farmers from animal-rights activists
Trespassers pose a health and safety risk, says provincial government
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Mountie who alleged harassment loses final bid to sue RCMP
2017 judgement deemed force members had damaged officer’s career
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Manitoba Tory accused of showing inappropriate photos to assistant to remain in caucus
MLA Rick Wowchuk deemed to have breached workplace policy
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Charges stayed against RCMP officer who killed man in Surrey, B.C.
Man, 20, charged police officer and tripped her: prosecution service
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B.C. won’t use court ruling as tactic in pipeline battle: Minister
Indigenous communities not sufficiently consulted, says court
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Four Mounties sue Attorney General over 2014 Moncton shootings
All four officers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder: claims
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Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
Incidents allegedly occurred at New Brunswick military course in 1988
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Sikh truckers need helmets when exiting truck at work sites: Quebec Appeal Court
Ruling says workplace safety takes precedence over religious freedom
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Two RCMP hurt in Saskatchewan assault, police look for video
Officers received medical treatment following Aug. 23 attack
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Security screening at Toronto police HQ justified, court rules
Earlier ruling deemed that screening infringed on constitutional rights
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Saskatchewan man acquitted of threatening to shoot Trudeau
CRA employee testifies that accused sounded depressed on phone
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School board confirms teachers refused jobs due to secularism law
Quebec legislation prohibits teachers from wearing religious symbols
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Police seek man who allegedly tried to choke taxi driver with seatbelt
Suspect also accused of stealing driver’s wallet in incident
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‘Titans’ crew member dead after accident at Toronto special effects facility
TORONTO – Warner Bros. says a crew member died in an accident Thursday at a special effects facility in Toronto. A statement from the executive producers of “Titans” says Warren Appleby died during a special effects test for the show.…
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Parliamentary committee on public safety takes up Desjardins data breach
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee is grappling with the consequences of a major data breach at Desjardins Group. The breach, revealed in June, affected roughly 2.7 million people and 173,000 businesses. Desjardins Group said names, addresses, birthdates, social-insurance numbers and…
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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…