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Compliance & Enforcement
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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…
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Halifax’s top bureaucrat addresses racism, discrimination in workforce
Halifax says its taking new measures amid mounting claims of both historical and ongoing racial harassment and discrimination within the municipal workforce. Jacques Dube, chief administrative officer of the Halifax Regional Municipality, says the city will be engaging an external…
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UBC must pay fired author Steven Galloway $167,000 for privacy violation
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia must pay novelist Steven Galloway $167,000 in damages for making statements that violated his privacy rights and harmed his reputation when it suspended and later fired him as its creative writing chairman. The…
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Hehr won’t return to cabinet but will stay in Liberal caucus after investigation
OTTAWA – Former cabinet minister Kent Hehr says he will remain a member of the Liberal caucus following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct with women – although he’s not returning to the government’s inner circle. Hehr, who has…
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Upping the Ante
In response to the growing demand for safety professionals who can better support workplaces in the changing global economy, new eligibility requirements for Canadian Registered Safety Professional certification will take effect on July 1. With change comes uncertainty, but also…
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Wettlaufer was subject of complaints, allowed to go on working, inquiry hears
ST. THOMAS, Ont. – A nurse who killed elderly patients in her care was the subject of multiple complaints but was given a positive reference letter and went on working until she confessed her crimes, documents filed at a public…
