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Compliance & Enforcement
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Impaired on the job or behind the wheel? It’s not just a cannabis problem
The legalization of cannabis in Canada has sparked discussion about workplace and driver impairment, but what about other forms of on-the-job impairment? As we debate the impact of marijuana in the workplace, it’s a perfect time to examine a wide…
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Company behind possible second roadside THC tester eager to sell to Canada
OTTAWA – The company behind the second machine that could be approved for roadside drug tests in Canada says its product is faster and easier to use for police wary about the technology. Six months after the federal government legalized…
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Forcing reporter to give RCMP info on ‘dead’ terror suspect ‘unreasonable’: Vice
TORONTO – Forcing a reporter to give information on a terror suspect to the RCMP would be unreasonable given that the wanted Canadian man is almost certainly dead, an Ontario justice heard on Tuesday. The argument from Vice Media played…
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Early data suggests no post legalization spike in drug impaired driving charges
VANCOUVER – Canadian police say they haven’t been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach. The Canadian Press canvassed police forces across the country and most reported…
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Energy firm fined for explosion that killed two oilsands workers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – The company formerly known as Nexen Energy has been fined $450,000 after pleading guilty to charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers in northern Alberta. The two men died from an explosion at the Long…
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Saskatoon officer pleads guilty to sex assault, gets conditional discharge
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon police officer who is also a military reservist has been given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to sexual assault. Const. Robert Brown was charged after an investigation by the Canadian Forces investigation service into an…
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B.C. trucker pleads guilty to lesser charges in fatal Manitoba crash
WINNIPEG – A semi-trailer truck driver from British Columbia who was involved in a Manitoba collision that killed two people has pleaded guilty to a pair of careless driving charges. Gurjant Singh, who is in his mid-20s, was initially charged…
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Nova Scotia’s justice minister orders moratorium on street checks
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s justice minister is ordering a moratorium on street checks of pedestrians by police across the province. The suspension of the checks issued Wednesday will also apply to passengers in motor vehicles. “We need to address the…
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Man faces assault charges, accused of hitting police cruiser during traffic stop
TYENDINAGA, Ont. – Provincial police say a man faces assault charges after he allegedly reversed his car into a police cruiser during a traffic stop in Tyendinaga Township, Ont. Officers say they pulled the man over for speeding at about…
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Judge dismisses charges against jail guards in death of N.S. inmate
MONCTON, N.B. – A judge has dismissed charges against two correctional officers in the death of an inmate who was pepper-sprayed inside New Brunswick’s Dorchester Penitentiary. The guards — 48-year-old Alvida Ross and 31-year-old Mathieu Bourgoin — had faced manslaughter…
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Harassment scandal sparks proposed changes in N.L. legislature
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A year after a harassment and bullying scandal rocked the province’s Liberal government, a new workplace policy was tabled Monday in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature. A legislature committee drafted the blueprint after consultations found concerns…
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N.S. woman plans constitutional challenge of roadside cannabis test
HALIFAX – A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose licence was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says his firm will use the case to launch a constitutional challenge of Canada’s revamped impaired driving laws. Jack Lloyd…
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Reporter Paul Bliss was fired for repeated sexual misconduct, CTV alleges
TORONTO – A veteran television reporter who left CTV after a woman accused him of lewd behaviour at the Ontario legislature was fired for repeated sexual misconduct involving young women, new court documents allege. In an untested filing in Superior…
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Newfoundland woman’s harassment claims taken to Scottish parliament
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Scottish parliamentarian is continuing her fight for a Newfoundland woman who has accused her co-workers of bullying and harassment. Rhoda Grant is calling for an independent investigation into what happened to DeeAnn Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, who…
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B.C. human rights tribunal rules anti-transgender poster campaign discriminatory
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver trans woman who made a human rights complaint about a poster campaign that called transgenderism an “impossibility” has won her case. Morgane Oger ran as an NDP candidate in the 2017 British Columbia election. In a…
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Military charges Edmonton based warrant officer with sexual misconduct
EDMONTON – An army non-commissioned officer faces sexual misconduct and other charges involving a subordinate. The military says the allegations took place at a base in Edmonton and in British Columbia in 2017. The investigation was conducted by the Canadian…
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Manitoba awareness campaign aims to stop sexual harassment of civil servants
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is undertaking a governmentwide awareness campaign to ensure employees aren’t facing sexual harassment at work. The campaign includes six posters that explain to employees and supervisors what sexual harassment is and how to report it.…
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Inquest into fatal Radiohead stage collapse set to get underway in Toronto
TORONTO – An inquest is set to get underway today into the fatal stage collapse at a Radiohead concert in Toronto nearly seven years ago. The band’s drum technician, Scott Johnson, was killed when a massive structure crashed down on…
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Ontario survey suggests issues with sexual harassment on campuses
TORONTO – At least half of Ontario university and college students who participated in a provincewide survey on campus sexual violence said they experienced sexual harassment, the government said Tuesday, calling the finding “disturbing.” Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities…
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Quebec convenes experts to support sexual and domestic violence victims
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has convened a panel of experts and given it one year to come up with recommendations on improving support for sexual assault and domestic violence victims, who often feel let down by the system. Justice…