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Health & Safety
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Ship grounding off Vancouver Island attributed to poor planning, no lookout: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. – Insufficient route planning and the absence of a dedicated lookout contributed to a tourist vessel running aground during a bear-watching excursion off Vancouver Island in October 2016, the Transportation Safety Board says. Twenty-six passengers and two crew…
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Train conductor played significant role in Lac Megantic tragedy: Crown
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Train conductor Thomas Harding played a significant role in the deaths of 47 people in the Lac-Megantic tragedy because he didn’t sufficiently apply the brakes after parking the oil-laden convoy, the Crown argued Wednesday. Harding applied only…
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Theatre star Albert Schultz loses gig amid sex assault claims from 4 actresses
TORONTO – A prominent figure in the Canadian theatre world has been forced to step down from the well-known company he co-founded amid separate lawsuits from four actresses who allege he exposed himself, groped them, and otherwise sexually humiliated them.…
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Alberta agency issues alert: Okotoks food services worker found to have hepatitis A
OKOTOKS, Alta. – Alberta Health Services is issuing a public alert after a food handler at a Safeway in Okotoks was found to have hepatitis A. The public health agency is warning that patrons who ate donuts from the bulk…
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Liberal MP accuses Tory James Bezan of “humiliating” comments, sexual in nature
Manitoba MP James Bezan was previously cleared of harassment
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Man accused in B.C. police officer’s death appears in Abbotsford court
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a British Columbia police officer appeared for the first time in court on Tuesday. Oscar Arfmann, 65, of Alberta, is charged in the death of Abbotsford…
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New study reveals toxic environment of violence against staff in Ontario hospitals
LONDON, ONTARIO – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a…
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Ontario television reporter speaking out about harassment on the job
HAMILTON – A southwestern Ontario television reporter is speaking out about the stream of harassment she faces at work after misogynistic comments were hurled her way three times last week. CHCH reporter Britt Dixon says female reporters deal with harassment…
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Workers to get right to refuse unsafe work as Alberta overhauls workplace rules
EDMONTON – Workers would have the right to refuse dangerous work under new job site rules proposed by the Alberta government. Labour Minister Christina Gray introduced changes to workplace health and safety provisions and to workers’ compensation in a bill…
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‘Somebody could actually die’: Cybercrime’s grave threat to automated resource firms
CALGARY – Data theft from high-profile hacks against companies like Uber and Equifax can cost consumers thousands of dollars but resource companies worry about millions in damage, along with potential injuries and death, if their technology is compromised. The thought…
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Toronto considering airport style security measures at City Hall
TORONTO – Toronto politicians are considering major changes to security screening at city hall, but several councillors say the proposed measures would make the public building less accessible to constituents. City staff have tabled a report calling for a raft…
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Saskatchewan pot survey suggests legal weed be regulated similar to alcohol
REGINA – A Saskatchewan government survey suggests most respondents want legal recreational marijuana to be regulated in much the same way as alcohol. The results of the online survey indicate most people – 46 per cent – want 19 to…
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Number of Saskatchewan workplace fatalities slightly lower this year
REGINA – The number of workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan is trending lower so far this year than in 2016. But the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board says the number of lives lost on the job remains unacceptable at 22. The leading…
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Uber isn’t saying how many Canadians were affected by year old hack
TORONTO – Privacy advocates are raising alarms at Uber’s reluctance to disclose a year-old security breach that saw hackers steal the personal information of millions of customers around the world. Uber admitted Monday that hackers stole names, email addresses and…
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Toronto school board votes to end having officers stationed in schools
TORONTO – The Toronto District School Board has voted to permanently end the practice of having police officers stationed in high schools. There was loud applause when the result of a vote to scrap the School Resources Officer Program was announced…
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Officials warn families of possible TB exposure at Fort McMurray daycare
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Alberta Health Services is warning families with children who attend a Fort McMurray daycare, and staff who work there, that they may have been exposed to someone with tuberculosis. AHS says there is no risk to…
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Worker suffers life threatening injuries in industrial accident in Saskatoon
SASKATOON – A worker has been taken to a Saskatoon hospital in an industrial accident at a manufacturing facility. Police were called to Prairie Machine and Parts around 11 a.m. where they were told a worker had been hurt on the…
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Toronto police reviewing supports after officer’s overdose death
TORONTO – The fatal fentanyl overdose of a Toronto drug squad officer has the police force considering what more it could be doing to support those working in its high-risk units. The death of Const. Michael Thompson – which occurred in April,…
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One dead in head on collision between tractor trailer and car near Guelph, Ont.
GUELPH-ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP, Ont. – Police say one person is dead following a collision between a tractor-trailer and a car in the Guelph, Ont., area. Provincial police say the truck and car collided head-on on Wellington Road 124 shortly after noon…
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Uber Canada’s service animal policy criticized by some disability rights advocates
TORONTO – Uber Canada has launched a new policy on how its drivers deal with customers who have service animals, but some disability rights advocates say exemptions built into the rules could still lead to discrimination. The company’s policy…