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Human Resources
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Harassment complaint was retaliation for trying to debate carbon tax: MP
OTTAWA – A federal NDP MP is alleging that a member of former leader Tom Mulcair’s staff levelled an unfounded harassment complaint against him in retaliation for having questioned the Trudeau’s government national carbon-tax plan. Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir says…
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Inquiry judge makes recommendations about opioids after suicide of Edmonton soldier
EDMONTON – A judge wants more education and oversight to come with prescription opioids following the suicide of an Edmonton soldier six years ago. A fatality inquiry heard that Lt. Shawna Rogers became dependent on opioids, and later street drugs,…
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Second Newfoundland and Labrador minister out of cabinet pending conduct review
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A second minister in less than a week is out of Newfoundland and Labrador’s cabinet as the governing Liberals are under increasing fire for how they handled bullying complaints. Premier Dwight Ball said Monday that Dale…
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Sexual harassment allegations against Paikin unsubstantiated: investigation
TORONTO – An independent investigation has cleared a veteran journalist with Ontario’s public broadcaster of sexual harassment allegations, saying Steve Paikin was more credible than the Toronto woman who made the accusations against him. In a report released Friday, investigator…
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Ombudsman recommends better video recording at Saskatchewan jails
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s ombudsman wants video footage kept longer in correctional centres, but the province’s Ministry of Justice thinks the current time frame is sufficient. In her annual report released on Thursday, Mary McFadyen highlighted two cases that couldn’t be…
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Manitoba police officer sues over sharing of intimate images without permission
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging intimate images of her were shared without her permission. Brittany Roque said she privately shared the photos with a member of the Brandon Police Service while they were in…
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Pregnant nurse injured in attack by patient, Nova Scotia union says
HALIFAX – A pregnant nurse was injured this week after being attacked while on duty at the East Coast Forensic Hospital in Dartmouth, her union says. Jason MacLean, president of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, said the…
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Former Mountie who sexually assaulted teenage boys gets six years in prison
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A former Mountie and youth sports coach who a judge says used his authority and trust to groom teenage boys before sexually assaulting them has been sentenced to six years in prison. Alan Davidson, 62, was taken…
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The National Day of Mourning is a reminder workplaces should be safe
Have you ever had a loved one killed or maimed on the job? What about a co-worker or someone you knew? It happened to me in the mid-1970s, when one of my bosses at a smelter where I worked in…
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Commit to harassment free environment or forego federal arts funding: Joly
OTTAWA – Arts and culture organizations will now be required to commit in writing to providing a workplace free of harassment and sexual misconduct in order to receive federal funding, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly declared Wednesday. Joly billed the new…
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Workplace substance use policies would help Canadians and employers: report
VANCOUVER – Not enough companies have comprehensive substance-use policies and those that provide them offer inadequate measures to help struggling employees, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction says in a report aimed at bringing awareness to workplace practices…
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N.L. politician asked to step aside as review looks into allegations of harassment
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A cabinet minister in Newfoundland and Labrador has been asked to step aside while an independent review looks into allegations of harassment against him, Premier Dwight Ball said in a statement Thursday. Ball said in the brief…
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Former pilot asks to be reinstated after quitting over alleged gender dispute
OTTAWA – A former pilot is asking the Canadian Human Rights Commission to resurrect her “lifelong dream” to fly for a major airline – an ambition she abandoned five years ago after she was allegedly discriminated against by an Air…
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Man who allegedly yelled vulgar phrase at reporter heads to restorative justice
HALIFAX – A Halifax man accused of hurling a vulgar slur at a female reporter during a live broadcast has been referred to Nova Scotia’s restorative justice process. Nash John Gracie, 25, was charged with public mischief and causing a…
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Manitoba municipal officials could face tougher penalties for harassment
WINNIPEG – Elected councillors in Manitoba face tougher sanctions for bullying and harassment in the workplace. Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton says a review of current laws is being done with the aim of beefing up rules and penalties. Municipalities…
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Liberal MP Drouin says allegation made against him at party’s Halifax convention
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Francis Drouin says an allegation has been made against him following an incident at the party’s convention in Halifax this weekend. Drouin, a 34-year-old MP from eastern Ontario, was described earlier this year as a rising…
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Trudeau, Hehr attend party training session on sexual harassment
HALIFAX – Justin Trudeau and Kent Hehr, a former minister who resigned from the prime minister’s cabinet over allegations of inappropriate conduct with women, were among the Liberals who attended a sexual harassment training session Saturday. The hour-long session, which…
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Veteran aimed not to ‘fall through the cracks’ but still killed partner, himself
Jennifer Lynne Semenec died far from her home in North Bay, Ont., at the hands of a veteran with PTSD who had said he wouldn’t be “another soldier who falls through the cracks” of treatment. As Semenec’s children and sister…
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Employee of Alberta Children’s Services charged with child pornography
Police say the discovery of thousands of photos on work computers have led to child pornography charges against an Alberta Children’s Services employee. The Internet Child Exploitation unit says a 60-year-old man was arrested last week in Leduc, just south…
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Liberal member withdraws from caucus amid sexual misconduct allegations
QUEBEC – A Liberal member of the Quebec legislature under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct has left caucus. Yves St-Denis has represented the riding of Argenteuil in the Laurentians region since 2014. According to a Cogeco Nouvelles report, St-Denis is…