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Compliance & Enforcement
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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…
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Canadian Forces reports mixed results in four-year war on sexual misconduct
OTTAWA – The Canadian military is reporting several victories in its four-year war on sexual misconduct in the ranks, but also some defeats along with signs of “fatigue” as some service members grow tired of the campaign. The findings are…
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Fire deaths could prompt new safety measures, upgraded building code: experts
HALIFAX – Experts say the deaths of the seven Barho children in a ferocious Halifax house fire last week could lead to new fire safety measures and changes to the country’s building code. “I think we’re going to learn from…
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Tony Clement returns to Parliament from ‘dark valley’ following sexting scandal
MP Tony Clement is breaking his social media silence for the first time since a sexting scandal forced him to out of the Conservative Party. Clement made his first post to Instagram Wednesday since he resigned as a Conservative MP…
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Manitoba ‘pausing’ relationship with former B.C. premier after allegations
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says it is “pausing” its relationship with Gordon Campbell following an allegation in a British newspaper that the former B.C. premier groped a woman in the United Kingdom. Campbell was hired by Manitoba last fall…
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Speaker apologizes for apparent racial profiling incident on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan has apologized for an apparent case of racial profiling on Parliament Hill, saying all who visit the precinct must be treated with fairness, dignity and respect. The incident took place earlier this…
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Hefty damages, costs award upheld for fired, threatened employee
TORONTO – A company that fired a senior employee for alleged fraud and then tried to scare him into going along with the dismissal will have to pay him hefty damages as well as an unusually high amount for his…
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Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell accused of sexual assault: British newspaper
LONDON – A British newspaper says police in London are investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell. The Daily Telegraph says Scotland Yard is investigating a complaint from a woman who was an…
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Manitoba elementary school chartered bus ticketed for speeding in bad weather
CARMAN, Man. – Manitoba’s Prairie Rose School Division is reviewing its transportation policy after the driver of a chartered bus carrying 45 students was ticketed for speeding in bad weather. Superintendent Terry Osiowy says the Grade 5 and 6 students…
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Threat of closure is best tool to urge roof safety in N.S. coal mine: Minister
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s labour minister says the threat of closure is his best tool to penalize a coal mine that broke mining rules by not reporting two massive cave-ins within the required 24 hours. Labi Kousoulis says issuing fines…