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Compliance & Enforcement
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Filipino workers feared deportation if they didn’t comply with boss’s demands
HALIFAX – Liza Alcantara came to Canada from the Philippines with a dream to make a better life for her family. On Thursday, Alcantara detailed how that dream was shattered to the point where she considered eating hard boiled eggs…
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Feds set new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue
OTTAWA – The federal government is enacting strict new measures to address mounting concerns about tired flight crews on commercial planes. New regulations will set lower limits for the number of hours a pilot can be in the air and…
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Black residents more likely to die during interactions with Toronto cops: report
TORONTO – Black people living in Toronto are far more likely to be injured or killed in interactions with city police, Ontario’s Human Rights Commission said Monday as it called on the force to deal with what it described as…
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Father who lost son in Broncos crash wants graduated licensing in truck training
REGINA – A father who lost his son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says mandatory training in Saskatchewan for commercial semi-truck drivers is a good first step, but he wants to see more. Russ Herold, whose son Adam died…
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Notwithstanding clause or not, Quebec must accommodate its employees
Will the new Coalition Avenir Quebec government go ahead with its election promise to prohibit certain civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work? For now, Premier Francois Legault has decided to wait until the spring to table a bill…
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N.S. sentencing hearing underway for businessman who allegedly underpaid workers
HALIFAX – A Halifax businessman is facing a sentencing hearing today after pleading guilty to submitting false records regarding the employment of foreign workers. Filipino temporary workers whom Hector Mantolino allegedly underpaid were also in Nova Scotia Supreme Court for…
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Trudeau says government will limit gun access as Polytechnique victims remembered
MONTREAL – Fourteen beams of light shone into the night sky from Montreal’s Mount Royal Thursday evening in memory of the 14 women who died at the Ecole Polytechnique engineering school 29 years ago. A crowd, which included Prime Minister…
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The Search for Answers
Ten years after boilermaker David Fifi was determined to have died of natural causes, the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Manitoba is reviewing the case following the emergence of new medical evidence indicating that his sudden demise was caused by…
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LCBO selling Norman Hardie wines again following misconduct allegations
WELLINGTON, Ont. – The LCBO is putting Norman Hardie wines back on its shelves, nearly six months after the brand was pulled amid sexual harassment allegations against the popular winemaker. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario said Tuesday that after…
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Arrests made after online threats against Winnipeg region school division
SELKIRK, Man. – Charges were pending after the RCMP arrested three people following online threats that prompted a Manitoba school division to cancel classes Monday in all of its 15 schools. Mounties in Selkirk said an 18-year-old man who lives…
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Video of sexual relations can be used at grievance in fire department firings
VANCOUVER – Two employees of the fire department in Vernon, B.C., are battling to keep their jobs after a videotape showed them having sexual relations in the interim fire chief’s office. The pair, who are not named, were fired two…
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Complaints about several Manitoba municipal police forces decline: report
WINNIPEG – A new report shows there was a decline in the number of formal complaints filed last year by Manitobans against 11 municipal police departments in the province. The annual report from the Law Enforcement Review Agency, released Wednesday,…
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‘This is heinous’: St. Mike’s scandal a teaching moment for private schools
TORONTO – The day after news broke of an alleged sexual assault at an all-boys private school in Toronto that was captured on camera, a student at another private school a 10-minute drive away told his teacher he had the…
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St. Michael’s principal, board president resign in wake of criminal probe
TORONTO – Two leaders at an all-boys private school rocked by allegations of assault and sexual assault by students resigned on Thursday amid mounting criticism over the institution’s handling of the incidents, which are now under a police investigation. St.…
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Ontario government quietly stalls implementation of pay transparency law
TORONTO – Ontario has quietly stalled the implementation of legislation that aimed to increase pay transparency in the province, prompting some critics to suggest the government is looking for savings at the expense of women. In a fiscal update presented…
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B.C. government says demand, safety behind long awaited riding hailing plan
VICTORIA – Ride-hailing could take another year to become a reality in British Columbia after legislation was introduced Monday that Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says balances consumer demand and public safety. She said ride-hailing companies could be operating by next…
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Principal of Toronto private school explains delay in reporting alleged assault
TORONTO The principal of a prestigious private boys’ school at the centre of a criminal investigation said Sunday he held off on promptly informing police about an alleged sexual assault involving students on campus because the victim hadn’t yet told…
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Occupational safety officers investigate deaths of three people near Edmonton
LEDUC, Alta. – RCMP say three men have died in a workplace accident in an industrial area just south of Edmonton. Police, firefighters and emergency crews responded Thursday afternoon to a call at Millennium Cryogenic Technologies in Leduc. Leduc Mayor…
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CMA slams move to allow employers to require doctor’s note for minor illnesses
TORONTO – A national doctors’ group is raising concerns about the Ontario government’s move to allow employers to require workers to provide a doctor’s note to explain even minor illnesses, such as the common cold. Canadian Medical Association president Dr.…
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Sex misconduct survey excludes vulnerable military members: Survivors’ group
OTTAWA – A survivors’ group for those affected by sexual misconduct in the military say the voices of particularly vulnerable service members are being left out of a survey meant to see how prevalent inappropriate behaviour is in the ranks.…
