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Health & Safety
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Family of Indigenous man shot by Saskatchewan RCMP wants answers from inquest
REGINA – The family of an Indigenous man killed by Saskatchewan RCMP says they hope an inquest will tell them why police felt the need to open fire. A coroner’s inquest into Brydon Whitstone’s death is to be heard from…
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CN cuts cheque to help cover cost of fighting Winnipeg brush fires
WINNIPEG – Canadian National Railway says it’s sending a cheque to the City of Winnipeg to cover firefighting costs after a series of brush fires suspected of being caused by a CN train. The city confirms it sent an invoice…
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One dead following police involved shooting in Burlington, Ont.
BURLINGTON, Ont. – A 32-year-old man was shot and killed following an exchange of gunfire with police that also sent two officers to hospital west of Toronto, Ontario’s police watchdog said. Five officers were involved in the shootout at a…
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Body of second missing Prince Edward Island fisherman found
CAMPBELLTON, P.E.I. – The search for two Prince Edward Island fishermen who went missing after their boat overturned Thursday has come to a sad end. P.E.I. RCMP say the body of Maurice Getson was found at around 8 a.m. Monday…
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Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based violence
Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based violence MONTREAL – Female foreign affairs ministers from around the world are gathering in Montreal for a two-day summit that is described by Canada’s Chrystia Freeland as the first…
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Federal government accelerates phase out of rupture prone rail tankers
OTTAWA – The federal government is speeding up the timelines for the removal of rupture-prone tank cars from Canadian railroads. Ottawa has taken steps to phase out certain types of tank cars following the deadly train derailment and explosions in…
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Following review, military police reopening 23 ‘unfounded’ sexual assault cases
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces is re-opening nearly two-dozen cases of alleged sexual assault after reviewing dozens of files previously dismissed by military police as “unfounded.” The move comes nearly 18 months after authorities revealed that nearly one in…
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Dräger Releases New Series of Single-Gas Monitors
Mississauga, Ontario (September 18, 2018) – With the Pac 6000, 6500, 8000 and 8500, Dräger offers a new series of personal single-gas monitors. The monitors detect not only standard gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide and oxygen…
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Erin Weir asking for external body to review harassment investigation
OTTAWA – Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir says he wants an external appeal of the harassment investigation about him earlier this year, arguing he was not afforded due process. In a statement today, Weir says he wants an outside authority such…
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New Brunswick New Democrats pledge to improve daily lives of workers
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – New Brunswick’s New Democrat leader says her party is committed to improving the daily lives of workers. Jennifer McKenzie says an NDP government would create a greater emphasis on a culture of safety in every workplace…
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Search on for two missing fishermen after boat capsizes off P.E.I.
TIGNISH, P.E.I. – Aircraft, boats and shoreline crews were searching waters off Prince Edward Island’s north shore Wednesday for two fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized in heavy seas and rain. “Our focus is on the search and to…
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N.S. introduces legislation to restrict possession and sale of body armour
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia has become the latest province to introduce a law to restrict the possession and sale of body armour. Justice Minister Mark Furey said the new legislation is aimed at protecting police and other law enforcement officers,…
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RCMP call in OPP, watchdog to probe alleged assaults linked to hydro projects
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP have called in outside investigators to probe historical alleged assaults linked to hydro projects in the province’s north, but First Nations leaders say the government should still commit to an inquiry. A report released last month…
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All but one of 10 workers injured in crash between bus and truck out of hospital
One person remains in hospital following a collision at a rural Saskatchewan intersection that left a bus carrying pipeline workers on its side in the ditch. Ten workers were injured when the school-type bus collided with a semi-truck hauling canola…
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Ombudsman mulls new probe after three Ontario police suicides
TORONTO – Ontario’s ombudsman is mulling whether to take another look at how provincial police deal with officers who suffer serious stress on the job and, in some cases, end up killing themselves. In a statement on Tuesday, Paul Dube…
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Man in custody, two Mounties injured, after double chase near Edmonton
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – A pair of Edmonton-area RCMP officers were injured overnight while trying to stop a man suspected of pulling off two robberies. Mounties say they tried to stop a suspect entering Sherwood Park after he had allegedly…
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Crews ‘aggressively’ fight wildfire that threatened Trail, B.C. hospital
TRAIL, B.C. – Wildfire crews in southeastern British Columbia hope to make short work of a blaze that broke out late Tuesday and burned within a few hundred metres of the hospital in Trail. The Kootenay Boundary Regional District says…
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Man facing 32 charges in string of 11 Toronto area gas station robberies
Toronto police say a 25-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing 32 charges in connection with 11 alleged robberies from gas stations. Investigators say the thefts occurred in Toronto and Peel region between Aug. 14 and Sept. 7 of this…
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Canadian military seeks to reassure allies as legalized marijuana draws near
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces has sought to reassure allies about the pending legalization of marijuana amid questions in other capitals about the potential impact on future military operations. The outreach follows last week’s release of a new military…
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Paramedic spots part of plane that went missing in B.C. 10 months ago
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Clear weather and “a split-second glimpse of something” that didn’t belong among the trees led to the discovery of a plane that went missing last November in southeastern B.C., says a critical care paramedic who spotted the…