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Compliance & Enforcement
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Military policeman acquitted of sexually assaulting superior officer
HALIFAX – A Halifax-based military policeman has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a superior officer during a Royal Canadian Navy exercise in Scotland. A five-man military panel delivered the verdict for Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre on Wednesday evening. MacIntyre…
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TSB calls for update to railway employee training, qualification rules
TORONTO – The federal agency responsible for transportation policies across the country must modernize training and qualification rules for railway employees to help staff keep up with evolving industry practices and technology, Canada’s transport safety watchdog said Wednesday. The Transportation…
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Alberta to bring in health and safety rules to protect farm workers by December
EDMONTON – Alberta farm and ranch workers will be able to use older equipment and forgo the use of a seatbelt if it’s not practical under new rules that come into effect on Dec. 1. The government passed legislation on…
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Saskatchewan officer testifies he had numerous drinks, but was under the limit
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan police officer accused of impaired driving has told court he’d consumed five schooners and seven mixed drinks containing scotch and amaretto at two different bars, but says he wasn’t impaired. Const. Brett Lee Henry…
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Media groups speak out on charges against Ontario journalists arrested on the job
Two media advocacy groups say charges against a pair of Ontario journalists arrested on the job are an assault on freedom of the press. The groups say Aylmer Express publisher John Hueston and his son, editor Brett Hueston, were arrested…
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Halifax police officer charged with sexual assault
HALIFAX – A police constable in Halifax has been charged with sexual assault after a month-long investigation. Halifax Regional Police confirmed that 35-year old Const. Pierre-Paul Cadieux was arrested Tuesday morning. Police allege Cadieux committed a sexual assault in the…
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Disciplinary hearing for Toronto cops who allegedly ate pot infused chocolate
TORONTO – Two Toronto police officers were “in distress” and had to be taken to hospital after allegedly eating a marijuana-laced chocolate bar they took during a raid on a cannabis dispensary, according to police documents released Tuesday. Const. Jamie Young…
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Quebec crane operators back at work Tuesday after ‘illegal’ one week strike
MONTREAL – Thousands of crane operators were back on the job today after taking part in what authorities described as an illegal strike that lasted one week and disrupted construction sites across Quebec. Crane operators were protesting new training requirements…
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Culinary workers call for culture shift as #MeToo puts spotlight on harassment
When Tari Shear got her start in the restaurant industry as a hostess, she says enduring sexual harassment was one of the “expectations” of her job. Forced to put up with unwanted advances by customers and coworkers alike, Shear said…
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Cleanup begins after Nunavut inmates barricade prison wing
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Crews were cleaning up Nunavut’s notorious Baffin Correctional Centre after inmates barricaded themselves in a wing and caused considerable damage. “Significant repairs will be required to BCC’s Charlie unit,” Nunavut Justice Minister Jeannie Ehaloak said Thursday. “The…
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Construction commission seeking order forcing Quebec crane operators back to work
MONTREAL – Quebec’s construction commission is seeking an order from a labour tribunal that would force the province’s crane operators back to work. The tribunal began hearing arguments from both sides of the conflict today. Crane operators are protesting changes to…
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Pot to be legal by mid September after senators pass pot legalization bill
OTTAWA – Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift almost a century-old prohibition on cannabis. Senators voted 52-29, with two abstentions, to pass Bill…
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Quebec premier urges crane operators back to work as ‘illegal’ strike continues
MONTREAL – Premier Philippe Couillard warned Quebec’s crane operators Tuesday there will be consequences for what he called an illegal strike, as construction sites were paralyzed across the province for a second consecutive day. The premier said workers who refuse…
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Provincial police lay nearly 700 charges against truckers during 24 hour blitz
ORILLIA, Ont. – Provincial police say they laid nearly 700 charges against transport truck drivers during a day-long blitz on Ontario’s roads last week. Police partnered with the Ministry of Transportation and stopped a total of 1,692 trucks over the 24-hour…
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National sports organizations have to report allegations of abuse immediately
OTTAWA – Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan says national sporting organizations will lose their federal funding if they don’t immediately disclose to her office any allegations of abuse or harassment that occur within their ranks. Changes to funding agreements that are…
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Groups want probe into Vancouver police carding, citing racial profiling
VANCOUVER – Metis grandmother Elaine Durocher, who has lived on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for 11 years, says it’s time for an investigation into the disproportionate rate that Indigenous people are “carded” by Vancouver police. The last time Durocher was stopped…
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Taking the Energy Out of Danger
Many types of maintenance and repair work necessitates physically neutralizing all energies of an equipment or machinery to prevent electrocution from contact with live circuits and accidental activation of a machinery on which a worker is repairing, which can result…
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The Lowdown on Lockouts
Routine maintenance, repair, setup and clearing clogged or misaligned feeds are among a host of reasons why workers remove barrier guards to get up close and personal with machinery and equipment. Having a proper lockout/tagout program is key to preventing…
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Locking Out Danger
In work environments that use powered equipment, machinery or any other source of stored energy, potential hazards are present whenever employees perform maintenance, repairs, installations, inspec-tions or other non-routine tasks. Regardless of whether it is in construc¬tion, manufacturing, engineering, oil…
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In A Split Second
A workplace accident cannot be undone, and the resulting injury can have lifelong ramifications on those who live to tell the tale. This is certainly the case for Kina Repp, an Ione, Washington-based safety-awareness advocate who speaks at industry events…