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Compliance & Enforcement
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RCMP won’t appeal conviction on Labour Code charges related to Moncton shooting
OTTAWA – The RCMP says it will not appeal its conviction on Labour Code charges related to a 2014 shooting in Moncton, N.B., that left three officers dead and two injured. The force was convicted in September of failing to…
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Make Logging Safer
On October 18, 2017, a logger was killed in a tragic incident near Mackenzie in northern British Columbia. The operator was using a feller buncher to cut timber on a slope when the machine tipped over backwards, cutting off his…
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MMA and former employees settle, fined $1.25 million in Lac Megantic case
MONTREAL – The bankrupt railway at the centre of the Lac-Megantic train explosion as well, as several of its former employees, settled with federal prosecutors on Monday and were ordered to pay fines totalling $1.25 million, while one ex-railway worker…
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WorkSafeBC says employers need avalanche protection plan for backcountry workers
RICHMOND, B.C. – Employers in British Columbia have been warned they need to develop plans to keep their workers safe from avalanches. WorkSafeBC, the provincial occupational health and safety authority, tells employers in a news release that workers in the…
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Ontario public broadcaster to investigate allegations against prominent host Steve Paikin
TORONTO – Ontario’s public broadcaster says it has launched an investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment against host Steve Paikin. TVO says Paikin is alleged to have made inappropriate comments to a woman during a lunch in 2010. The…
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Police investigating after man dies in industrial accident north of Toronto
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Police north of Toronto say they are looking for witnesses after a 52-year-old man was killed in an industrial accident earlier in the week. York regional police say officers responded to a report that a man had…
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Women sue B.C. grocery store over intimate photos allegedly taken in washroom
VICTORIA – Two former employees are suing a grocery store on Vancouver Island, alleging another worker surreptitiously took intimate photos of them and posted them online without consent. Jennifer Burke and Mallory Colter filed a proposed class-action lawsuit this week…
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Supervisor’s conviction, prison term upheld in deadly scaffolding collapse
TORONTO – A supervisor jailed for a scaffolding collapse in which four men were killed and another was seriously hurt lost his bid on Tuesday to challenge his criminal-negligence conviction and 3 1/2-year sentence. In dismissing his appeal, Ontario’s top…
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Judge rules RCMP don’t have to share records from ammonia leak in B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. – A judge says police do not have to turn over records that were seized during an investigation of a fatal ammonia leak at an ice rink in southeastern British Columbia. The City of Fernie asked the provincial…
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Time for change on harassment, including on Parliament Hill: minister
OTTAWA – The time has come to crack down on harassment in federal workplaces, including Parliament Hill, says Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. “Parliament Hill features distinct power imbalances that perpetuate the culture that people with a lot of power and…
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Major fine imposed after worker paralyzed in fall at Saskatchewan
CARLYLE, Sask. – A Manitoba company has been fined $140,000 for a workplace accident in Saskatchewan that left a worker paralyzed. Brad Hammond Construction Ltd. of Brandon pleaded guilty Wednesday in Carlyle provincial court to an occupational health and safety…
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RCMP fined for Labour Code violations in wake of fatal shooting rampage in N.B.
MONCTON, N.B. – The RCMP has been ordered to pay $550,000 for failing to properly arm and train its members in a shooting rampage four years ago that left three New Brunswick Mounties dead and two injured. Judge Leslie Jackson handed…
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TSB blames optical illusion, unsecured cargo for fatal plane crash
RICHMOND, B.C. – The fatal crash of a small float plane in central British Columbia was partly the result of an optical illusion associated with low-altitude flights, as well as overweight and improperly secured cargo, the Transportation Safety Board says.…
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Protective gear, chemical hazards addressed in Alberta farm safety proposals
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is developing occupational health and safety rules for paid farm workers and is consulting with the public about proposals from multiple committees. Here’s a sampling of some of the 140 recommendations suggested for farm and…
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Ottawa confirms ‘substantial sum’ for financing of Lac Megantic bypass rail line
The federal government confirmed Tuesday it would play a major role in the contruction of a bypass rail line around Lac-Megantic that local residents have been seeking since the July 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people. Ottawa will contribute…
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Two years after farm safety bill passes, no regulations in place in Alberta
EDMONTON – More than two years after Alberta passed legislation with new safety rules for farms, Labour Minister Christina Gray says the province is still consulting and has no specific timeline to enact the regulations. “We want to work with…
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Wind, pilot decisions were factors in 2016 seaplane crash in B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. – Gusty crosswinds and poor decision-making by the pilot are blamed for causing the hard landing of a float plane on British Columbia’s north coast that seriously injured one person. A Transportation Safety Board report identifies those two…
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Lac Megantic residents say wrong people accused, company responsible for disaster
MONTREAL – A Quebec man whose kid sister was one of 47 people killed in the Lac-Megantic tragedy says the three men acquitted Friday should have never been put on trial. “I think, very sincerely, that since the day of…
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WestJet appeals lost bid to scrap harassment lawsuit by former flight attendant
VANCOUVER – WestJet has filed an appeal after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to throw out a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of fostering a corporate culture that tolerates harassment against female employees. The airline argues…
