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Human Resources
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WestJet bans staff in ‘safety sensitive’ jobs from off duty cannabis use
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will follow the lead of rival Air Canada in banning marijuana use for staff in certain “safety-sensitive positions” even when they aren’t at work. The company says it updated its alcohol and drug…
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All party board orders conciliation, harassment training for Darshan Kang
OTTAWA – A one-time Liberal MP from Calgary is being ordered by his peers to go to conciliation and training after a House of Commons investigation found some allegations against Darshan Kang constituted sexual harassment. Kang left the Liberal caucus…
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CAMH reaches settlement with former head of gender identity clinic
TORONTO – Canada’s largest mental health centre has apologized to its former psychologist and is paying him more than half a million dollars after publishing a report that erroneously described his interactions with patients. The Centre for Addiction and Mental…
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Board says investigation into former B.C. police chief’s conduct cost $811,000
VICTORIA – The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board says an external investigation into the conduct of a disgraced former chief constable cost $811,000. Frank Elsner resigned from the Victoria Police Department in 2017 amid an investigation into inappropriate social media…
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Brave New World
In 1942, science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov set out three laws of robotics, one of which says that “a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Artificial intelligence (AI) and…
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Mentoring of women in academic medicine said to be suffering due to #MeToo movement
TORONTO – The #MeToo movement is having a chilling effect in academic medicine, leading some male physicians and scientists to avoid mentoring female colleagues by claiming they fear false accusations of sexual misconduct, says a group of women who hold…
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Military looking to provide case workers for victims of sexual misconduct
OTTAWA – The Canadian military is looking to provide case workers to victims of inappropriate sexual behaviour to ensure they have continuous support from the moment they report an incident through to the end of their case. The initiative was…
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Ask for public inquiry if you disagree: police complaint commissioner to mayors
VICTORIA – The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is encouraging two Greater Victoria mayors to ask for a public inquiry if they have a problem with its report that says the politicians mishandled harassment allegations made against a former…
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Karlsson’s wife does not have to turn over alleged cyberbullying evidence: judge
TORONTO – A judge has denied a request by the fiancee of former Ottawa Senators winger Mike Hoffman to see evidence related to allegations that she harassed and cyberbullied the wife of the team’s former captain. Melinda Karlsson, who is…
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Mayors dispute commissioner’s report on former Victoria police chief
VANCOUVER – Two mayors responsible for Victoria’s police department are disputing a section of a report by British Columbia’s police complaints commissioner that says they mishandled harassment complaints against a former police chief. Barb Desjardins, mayor of Esquimalt, B.C., said…
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Minister urged to press Jamaica over wage deductions of migrant workers in Canada
OTTAWA – The federal labour minister was advised to fire back at a Carribean country late last year ahead of a planned meeting to discuss changes to how much temporary foreign workers in Canada were expected to pay back to…
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Review finds former Victoria police chief committed 8 acts of misconduct
VICTORIA – A former Victoria police chief “caught in a web of untruths” was handed unprecedented disciplinary action Wednesday after a review found Frank Elsner committed eight acts of misconduct under British Columbia’s Police Act. B.C. Police complaint commissioner Stan…
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Man apologizes for yelling vulgar phrase at Halifax reporter during broadcast
HALIFAX – A female reporter says she’s satisfied by a restorative justice process that saw a man apologize for yelling a vulgar phrase at her. CTV Atlantic’s Heather Butts was broadcasting live from a Halifax pub on the World Junior…
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Hospital security guards facing increased violence due to meth crisis: union
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba union representing security officers in the province’s hospitals says they are facing more violent patients and dangerous situations because of a methamphetamine crisis. Michelle Gawronsky, president of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, says it’s…
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Veterans Affairs ordered to take second look before supporting vets’ relatives
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government sought to defuse weeks of outrage by ordering officials to adopt a more critical eye before approving funds and services for the family member of veterans – particularly relatives convicted of serious crimes. Yet it…
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Man wins five year battle over pay lost during Prince Edward Island snowstorm
CHARLOTTETOWN – In what might be a moral victory for every Canadian who ever had to go to work in bad weather, a P.E.I. man has won a five-year battle to get 3.5 hours worth of pay after being unable…
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Victims’ families to speak today at Wettlaufer public inquiry
ST. THOMAS, Ont. – Families of victims and a woman who was almost killed by an Ontario nurse will speak for the first time today in St. Thomas, Ont., at a public inquiry into the serial-killing case. Elizabeth Wettlaufer is…
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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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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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Former Halifax firefighter to have discrimination case heard in full by board
HALIFAX – A former Halifax firefighter will have her gender discrimination complaints heard in full by a human rights board of inquiry. Kathy Symington alleges she experienced more than 16 years of discrimination and harassment on the job. During a…
