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Health & Safety
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In the Woods
Canada, home to roughly nine per cent of the world’s forests, is where black bears, moose and other wildlife live out their natural lives. Outdoor enthusiasts kayak on both quiet rivers and raging rapids alike while parents and kids go…
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The Art of Happiness
The suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain have dominated headlines weeks after the news broke. Their suicides are confounding on two levels: firstly, these were two successful, wealthy and famous people. Secondly, it reminds us of how little we…
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New survey sheds light on Me Too movement in Canadian workplaces
TORONTO – In the wake of the Me Too movement – sparked by sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein and dozens of other prominent men – a spotlight has been placed on workplace behaviour and the equal treatment…
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Police called to workplace accident in Saskatoon, man later dies in hospital
SASKATOON – Police in Saskatoon say a man has died following an industrial accident. Officers were called to a repair shop in the city’s north end Tuesday. They found a 61-year-old man suffering from serious injuries. The worker was taken…
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Vancouver moves to expropriate two hotels closed over ‘life safety concerns’
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is moving to assume ownership of two decaying hotels on the Downtown Eastside that had been home to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The city announced it has filed a notice of…
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B.C. firefighters repeatedly impeded by recreational boaters on Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA, B.C. – Though nearby wildfires are still wreaking havoc on the area, boaters on British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake continue to enjoy the best of a B.C. summer – and that’s causing problems for firefighters working in the area. Glen…
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Ottawa considered speeding up new seatbelt rule after Broncos crash: documents
The father of a teen who died in a crash that killed 16 people on a junior hockey team bus is questioning why Ottawa is waiting two years to make seatbelts on new highway buses mandatory. Documents obtained by The…
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Offshore oil worker who tested positive for drug use ordered reinstated: court
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest court has upheld a decision to reinstate an offshore oil worker who was fired after he tested positive for taking an unauthorized form of tranquilizer. Drug tests were ordered in January 2015…
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Ammonia leak at Fernie, B.C., ice rink linked to aging equipment: report
VANCOUVER – Old equipment that continued to be used seven years after a maintenance contractor recommended replacing it caused an ammonia leak that killed three workers at an ice rink in British Columbia last October, says an organization that oversees…
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Allegations against New Brunswick Speaker founded ‘in part’: committee
FREDERICTON – A legislative committee in New Brunswick has concluded that harassment allegations against Speaker Chris Collins were founded, but only in part. The legislature’s administration committee met for two hours Monday before deputy Speaker Bernard LeBlanc emerged to read…
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Incidents like Toronto mass shooting can leave psychological wounds: experts
TORONTO – Deadly incidents such as April’s van attack and Sunday’s mass shooting in Greektown may have residents feeling as if Toronto the Good has become Murder City Canada, and has left some wondering whether the country’s largest city is…
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Security forces scramble as man approaches ceremonial guard on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – A 24-year-old man was taken into custody Monday morning in connection with an incident during the traditional Changing of the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill. The Defence Department said the incident took place at 10:15 a.m., around the…
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Family of Toronto shooter says he suffered from severe mental illness
TORONTO – A 29-year-old man who went on a deadly shooting spree in the heart of Toronto’s vibrant Greektown, killing an aspiring nurse and a 10-year-old girl, had a life-long struggle with severe mental illness, his family said Monday. Faisal…
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Police, sheriffs vehicles, involved in sideswipe crash near Edmonton
LEDUC, Alta. – A number of people are in hospital after a highway crash involving an RCMP vehicle, two others belonging to Alberta Sheriffs and a civilian sport-utility vehicle. The accident happened around 9:00 a.m. Friday along the southbound lanes…
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Man facing multiple charges after Halifax bus struck by projectile
HALIFAX – A 31-year-old man faces a slew of charges after a Halifax Transit bus was struck by a projectile over the weekend. Police and firefighters responded to the scene on the Bedford Highway last Saturday afternoon, where they say…
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Two doughnut shop employees assaulted; suspect arrested and charged
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Peel Region police have arrested and charged a 21-year-old woman following an alleged attack on staff at a Tim Hortons in Brampton, Ont. Police say at about 3 a.m. last Sunday, a woman squeezed through the drive-thru…
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No danger after freight train derailment near Quebec Ontario border
Quebec’s public security minister offered assurances Tuesday that nothing leaked into a nearby river after a Canadian Pacific freight train derailment just east of the Ontario border. The Quebec Environment Department says 25 of the 95 rail cars derailed near…
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Former Mountie who fired Taser at Robert Dziekanski drops appeal of sentence
VANCOUVER – The former RCMP constable who fired a Taser at a Polish immigrant at Vancouver’s airport has dropped his appeal of a 30-month jail sentence he received after being convicted of perjury. Kwesi Millington’s lawyer Brock Martland confirmed his…
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Freight train derails near Quebec Ontario border
SAINT-POLYCARPE, Que. – A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed Monday night in the town of Saint-Polycarpe, Que., just east of the Ontario border. Environment Ministry spokesman Stephane Degarie says 25 of the 95 cars derailed and there was no spill…
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On the Road
The horrific crash between a tractor trailer and a bus carrying a Saskatchewan junior hockey team on April 6 that claimed 16 lives shook Canada to the core. The accident was mind-boggling on many levels: the insanely high death toll…
