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Compliance & Enforcement
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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…
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More ferry woes in Quebec after replacement vessel hits a dock for second time
MONTREAL – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team of investigators to the Gaspe peninsula after a ferry boat hit a dock while mooring in Matane, Que. All ferries were cancelled Sunday due to the incident with…
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The North American respiratory-protection market to 2022: Rising importance of occupational health gains to drive volume demand
DUBLIN (BUSINESS WIRE, November 06, 2018) — The “North American Respiratory Protection Market, Forecast to 2022” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The North American Respiratory Protection Market is consolidated, with the top 5 market participants accounting for over…
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Recreational vehicle dealership focus of latest Alberta workplace fatality
SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. – For the fourth time in just over a week, a person has been killed in a workplace-related accident in Alberta. The provincial Occupational Health and Safety department says the latest death occurred Monday when a 57-year-old…
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Toronto area lumber company fined $75k after worker injured unloading beams
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A Toronto-area lumber company has been fined $75,000 after a worker was critically injured while unloading large beams from a delivery truck more than three years ago. The Ministry of Labour says Argo Lumber Inc. pleaded guilty…
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N.S. man settles racial discrimination complaint after alleged nail gun shooting
HALIFAX – A young black man who was allegedly shot in the back with a nail gun by a co- worker has settled a racial discrimination complaint with his employer. Nhlanhla Dlamini, who is in his early 20s, was injured…
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Man killed by heavy machinery third workplace death in Alberta this month
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating a third workplace fatality in the province in about a week. The latest death occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, about 60 kilometres south of Grande Prairie. RCMP say a…
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Promising BMX cyclist from B.C. dies in workplace accident off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO, B.C. – A promising, young BMX racer who represented Canada and won titles at home and abroad has died in a workplace accident in the waters off northeast Vancouver Island. A post on the Nanaimo BMX Facebook page says…
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Calgary police officer suing city, police service alleges sexual harassment
CALGARY – A Calgary police officer is suing the city and the police service alleging sexual harassment and intimidation. Kimberley Prodaniuk has been a member of the Calgary Police Service since 2008 but has been on stress leave for nearly two…
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Fall, collision with vehicle, claim two lives at separate Alberta worksites
Occupational Health and Safety in Alberta is investigating separate fatal workplace accidents that occurred on the same day. The provincial agency says a worker was killed Monday afternoon at a business in Leduc, south of Edmonton. The STARS air ambulance…
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Halifax businessman sent to prison for exploiting temporary foreign workers
HALIFAX – A judge handed down a two-year prison sentence Friday to a Halifax businessman who exploited foreign workers, saying he wanted to send a wider message to employers across the country. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Glen McDougall said…
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Labour code issues flagged after fatal Canadian Pacific accident in Calgary
CALGARY – Documents show a federal investigator flagged labour code contraventions after a Canadian Pacific Railway train conductor died in a workplace accident in a Calgary rail yard last November. A Transport Canada rail safety inspector, delegated by the federal…