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Human Resources
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Corrections adviser recommends overhaul to address violence in Ontario jails
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…
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St. Michael’s cancels basketball, football seasons amid sex assault scandal
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…
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Arresting Falls
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…
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Heading For a Fall
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…
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Using fall-protection equipment the right way
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…
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‘Ticking time bomb’ teen spared jail for attacking taxi driver with a bottle
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…
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Holiday party circuit ground zero for shifting cannabis culture, say experts
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…
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Filipino workers feared deportation if they didn’t comply with boss’s demands
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…
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Feds set new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue
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…
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Black residents more likely to die during interactions with Toronto cops: report
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…
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Military turns page on oft criticized support unit for ill, injured troops
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…
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Inquiry into murder suicide involving Afghan veteran to being early next year
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…
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Alberta hiring more paramedics, buying new ambulances to improve front line care
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…
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Notwithstanding clause or not, Quebec must accommodate its employees
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…
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N.S. sentencing hearing underway for businessman who allegedly underpaid workers
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…
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The Search for Answers
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…
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LCBO selling Norman Hardie wines again following misconduct allegations
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…
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Arrests made after online threats against Winnipeg region school division
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…
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Video of sexual relations can be used at grievance in fire department firings
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…
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Alberta takes steps to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace
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…
