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Health & Safety
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Looked at every aspect:’ Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck faces 29 criminal charges in a fatal collision that killed 16 people, including 10 players, with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Thirteen other players were injured. RCMP say Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, is…
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N.L. inmate penned letter to Human Rights Commission days before his death
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A 31-year-old inmate who died in a Newfoundland and Labrador prison last weekend wrote a letter to the province’s Human Rights Commission days before his death, appealing for help in confronting abuses he says were taking…
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Man charged with attempted murder after woman assaulted in Bradford, Ont., factory
BRADFORD, Ont. – Police say a man is facing charges after a woman was allegedly attacked by a co-worker at a factory in Bradford, Ont. South Simcoe police say officers went to the factory on Wednesday night to investigate a…
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Arena in Prince Rupert, B.C., briefly closed by ammonia leak from outside tank
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A leak in an external ammonia tank beside the municipal arena in Prince Rupert, B.C., forced the evacuation of the facility on Wednesday. The city’s website says the arena reopened Thursday, while an investigation into the…
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Independent review to include fourth death at N.L. jail: justice minister
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s justice minister says an independent review of deaths in provincial jails will include the most recent death at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s, N.L. Christopher Wade Sutton died suddenly on Saturday in…
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Worker injured in partial collapse of Port Hope house; OPP investigating
PORT HOPE, Ont. – Provincial police say a man is in a Toronto-area trauma centre after an industrial accident in Port Hope, Ont. OPP say the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon as construction workers were repairing a home. Investigators say a…
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Safety board chair says more needs to be done five years after Lac Megantic
OTTAWA – The head of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says much has been accomplished five years after the Lac-Megantic train derailment in which 47 people were killed, but more remains to be done. Kathleen Fox, the board’s chair,…
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Officer, suspect died: No fault found with Edmonton police in lethal encounter
EDMONTON – An investigative agency has found no fault with Edmonton police during an attempted arrest that led to the death of an officer and a suspect accused of criminal harassment. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was directed to…
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Woman, man charged after Halifax parking enforcement worker attacked
HALIFAX – A woman and man are facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking a Halifax parking enforcement worker with a tire iron and pipe. Police say the worker was called to a parkade on South Park Street to remove a…
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One dead after highway crash involving four tractor trailers in Trenton, Ont.
TRENTON, Ont. – Provincial police say one person is dead after a crash involving four tractor trailers on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario. Police say officers responded to a call of a multiple-vehicle collision in Trenton, Ont., on the eastbound…
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Another murder charge in death during riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A fourth inmate has been charged with murder in the death of a fellow prisoner during a riot that caused $3.5 million in damage at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Jason Bird was pronounced dead…
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Alberta firefighters battling 700 hectare wildfire near Hinton
HINTON, Alta. – Firefighters are trying to contain an out-of-control wildfire east of Hinton, Alta., that grew to estimated 700 hectares Wednesday night. Provincial officials say the blaze was about 15 kilometres from the town, but moving east and was…
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‘It’s essential that Canadians act now’ on climate change: federal report
Climate change is already having a big impact – and Canadian governments urgently need to collect and publish data showing how safe their citizens are from floods, fires and other hazards, a federal advisory panel says. In a report Tuesday,…
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Quebec crane operators back at work Tuesday after ‘illegal’ one week strike
MONTREAL – Thousands of crane operators were back on the job today after taking part in what authorities described as an illegal strike that lasted one week and disrupted construction sites across Quebec. Crane operators were protesting new training requirements…
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Four crewmembers safe after their fishing boat caught fire Friday night
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Four crewmembers are safe after they were forced to abandon their fishing boat when it caught fire Friday night off the coast of Newfoundland. VOCM reports the crew fled to their life-raft after the Challenger Traveller…
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Culinary workers call for culture shift as #MeToo puts spotlight on harassment
When Tari Shear got her start in the restaurant industry as a hostess, she says enduring sexual harassment was one of the “expectations” of her job. Forced to put up with unwanted advances by customers and coworkers alike, Shear said…
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Cleanup begins after Nunavut inmates barricade prison wing
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Crews were cleaning up Nunavut’s notorious Baffin Correctional Centre after inmates barricaded themselves in a wing and caused considerable damage. “Significant repairs will be required to BCC’s Charlie unit,” Nunavut Justice Minister Jeannie Ehaloak said Thursday. “The…
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Worker dies of injuries suffered in industrial accident in Oshawa, Ont.
OSHAWA, Ont. – The Ministry of Labour says a worker who was critically injured Tuesday at a construction site in Oshawa, Ont., has died in hospital. Ministry spokeswoman Janet Deline says the worker was struck by a bucket that was…
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Female officer didn’t want charges after alleged sexual assault, commander says
HALIFAX – A military commander says a female officer only offered a “partial recollection” of an alleged sexual assault, and did not want to proceed with charges. The commander was called to the stand as the defence for Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre…
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Police chief calls for mass casualty plan in Saskatchewan after Broncos crash
Police chief calls for mass casualty plan in Saskatchewan after Broncos crash REGINA – A retired police chief wants the coroner’s office in Saskatchewan to develop a plan for responding to mass casualties like the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Former Saskatoon…