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…
TORONTO – A prestigious Toronto private school rocked by allegations of assault and sexual assault by students has cancelled a number of sports programs. In a note to parents Wednesday afternoon, St. Michael’s College School says that in light of…
For people who use or manufacture fall-protection equipment, 2018 marks a year of significant changes stemming from updates to Z259.11 Energy Absorbers and Lanyards that the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) made in January 2017. The new edition of the…
For people who work at heights, falls are a common cause of injuries and fatalities — not only in the construction industry, but also in industrial workplaces, transportation and many other sectors. Certainly, laws are in place to penalize unsafe…
It is critical to ensure that all components of a fall-arrest system remain in good condition, in view that most fall-protection gear has a life expectancy of about five years. To ensure that fall-protection gear continues to work effectively, a…
SYDNEY, N.S. – A troubled 13-year-old Nova Scotia boy who “snapped” and attacked a taxi driver without reason or warning has been spared jail. Judge Diane McGrath said the boy’s life “was characterized by instability and turmoil” last spring when…
TORONTO – Reena Rampersad doesn’t hide her love of weed, but she’s discreet when socializing with people she knows are not regular users. The Hamilton resident is mindful that many people still do not approve of recreational use, even though…
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…
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…
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…
OTTAWA – The Canadian military is turning the page on its oft-criticized unit for ill and injured troops, including those struggling with psychological trauma, as it promises to better care for personnel as they leave the Forces. During an elaborate…
HALIFAX – The long-awaited fatality inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself in rural Nova Scotia is expected to begin early next year – more than two years after the killings. Renovations…
EDMONTON – Alberta is hiring more paramedics and deploying more ambulances in an attempt to improve front-line medical care. Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says the province is adding 58 first responders in Edmonton and Calgary to go with more than…
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…
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…
Ten years after boilermaker David Fifi was determined to have died of natural causes, the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Manitoba is reviewing the case following the emergence of new medical evidence indicating that his sudden demise was caused by…
WELLINGTON, Ont. – The LCBO is putting Norman Hardie wines back on its shelves, nearly six months after the brand was pulled amid sexual harassment allegations against the popular winemaker. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario said Tuesday that after…
SELKIRK, Man. – Charges were pending after the RCMP arrested three people following online threats that prompted a Manitoba school division to cancel classes Monday in all of its 15 schools. Mounties in Selkirk said an 18-year-old man who lives…
VANCOUVER – Two employees of the fire department in Vernon, B.C., are battling to keep their jobs after a videotape showed them having sexual relations in the interim fire chief’s office. The pair, who are not named, were fired two…
EDMONTON – Alberta has taken steps to ban employers from requiring people to wear high heels at work. Labour Minister Christina Gray says the province is amending the occupational health and safety code that currently allows employers to make high…