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Compliance & Enforcement
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Delays at Ontario human rights tribunal could undermine cases: lawyers
TORONTO – A shortage of adjudicators at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is causing widespread delays that some lawyers say could undermine cases, prolong conflicts and discourage vulnerable people from seeking relief. A notice on tribunal’s website says the…
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Ottawa taking measures to protect airports as new drone rules announced
MONTREAL – The federal government is working with security agencies and airports to develop measures to prevent drones from flying into space reserved for aircraft, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday as he announced new regulations for drone operators. Garneau’s…
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Minister cites ‘bullying’ in cancelling public meetings on Alberta parks plan
EDMONTON – Alberta’s environment minister has cancelled public information sessions about proposed new parks in a region known as Bighorn Country, citing “bullying” and “abuse” which she says make it impossible to guarantee people’s safety. “I have heard stories of…
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Ottawa roofing company fined $80k after workers catch fire on the job
OTTAWA – An Ottawa roofing company has been fined $80,000 after two of its employees caught fire during a job, leaving one with critical injuries. The Ministry of Labour says Ottawa Permanent Roofing was sentenced Monday on occupational health and…
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Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine suspends work after latest ‘roof fall’
DONKIN, N.S. – Operations have been suspended at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine after a “roof fall,” the latest in a string of incidents since last July, according to the provincial Labour Department. None of the mine’s 128 workers were…
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Contractor working on Irving land in northern New Brunswick dies
SAINT LEONARD, N.B. – A contractor working on J.D. Irving, Ltd. land in northern New Brunswick has died after his logging truck left a road in Madawaska County. Irving spokeswoman Mary Keith says the truck left a woods road roughly…
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Proposed class action against Uber can proceed, appeal court rules
TORONTO – A proposed class-action lawsuit against the ride-hailing company Uber filed by one of its drivers will go ahead after Ontario’s top court reversed a lower court decision that would have sent the matter to arbitration overseas. In a…
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Emails reveal how Ottawa sought to explain PTSD treatment for man who killed cop
HALIFAX – Newly released documents offer a glimpse into how high-level government officials grappled to respond to the revelation that Veterans Affairs was funding the PTSD treatment of a Halifax man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer. Emails obtained…
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Nova Scotia woman charged with making threats to business in Stewiacke, N.S.
STEWIACKE, N.S. – Police say a woman is facing charges after allegedly making bomb threats to a business in Stewiacke, N.S. Officers with the RCMP say the threats were made on Nov. 25, Dec. 1 and Dec. 27, suggesting the…
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NB releases guidelines to help employers accommodate staff with addictions
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to help employers meet their legal obligations to accomodate staff struggling with addiction. The province says the new guidelines on cannabis, alcohol and drug addictions are based on…
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Manitoba RCMP arrest 3 students for threatening three schools, charges pending
WINNIPEG – RCMP say they have arrested three youths suspected of making threats against students at three schools in Manitoba. Police say the threats were made Tuesday against students at R.D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson, Carman Collegiate in Carman and…
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Women more likely than men to experience workplace harassment: StatsCan study
OTTAWA – A new study suggests women are more likely than men to experience workplace harassment, and that it’s more common in health-related fields. The Statistics Canada report, “Harassment in Canadian workplaces,” suggests most people don’t experience abuse on the…
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Discrimination concerns: Alberta investigating Catholic teacher contracts
EDMONTON – Alberta Education Minister David Eggen is investigating employment agreements signed by Catholic school teachers amid concerns they could be fired for being in gay or common-law relationships. Eggen says he has directed all 17 Catholic boards to send…
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Corrections adviser recommends overhaul to address violence in Ontario jails
TORONTO – A report from Ontario’s independent corrections adviser has made a number of recommendations aimed at making jails safer, in response to an increase in reported inmate-on-staff violence at the province’s correctional institutions. In a report released Thursday, Howard…
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Filipino workers feared deportation if they didn’t comply with boss’s demands
HALIFAX – Liza Alcantara came to Canada from the Philippines with a dream to make a better life for her family. On Thursday, Alcantara detailed how that dream was shattered to the point where she considered eating hard boiled eggs…
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Feds set new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue
OTTAWA – The federal government is enacting strict new measures to address mounting concerns about tired flight crews on commercial planes. New regulations will set lower limits for the number of hours a pilot can be in the air and…
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Black residents more likely to die during interactions with Toronto cops: report
TORONTO – Black people living in Toronto are far more likely to be injured or killed in interactions with city police, Ontario’s Human Rights Commission said Monday as it called on the force to deal with what it described as…
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Father who lost son in Broncos crash wants graduated licensing in truck training
REGINA – A father who lost his son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says mandatory training in Saskatchewan for commercial semi-truck drivers is a good first step, but he wants to see more. Russ Herold, whose son Adam died…
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Notwithstanding clause or not, Quebec must accommodate its employees
Will the new Coalition Avenir Quebec government go ahead with its election promise to prohibit certain civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work? For now, Premier Francois Legault has decided to wait until the spring to table a bill…
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N.S. sentencing hearing underway for businessman who allegedly underpaid workers
HALIFAX – A Halifax businessman is facing a sentencing hearing today after pleading guilty to submitting false records regarding the employment of foreign workers. Filipino temporary workers whom Hector Mantolino allegedly underpaid were also in Nova Scotia Supreme Court for…