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Human Resources
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Solitary confinement bill will make some conditions worse, not better: Senator
OTTAWA – A Canadian senator who has spent four decades advocating for the rights of vulnerable people in Canadian prisons says a new bill that purports to end solitary confinement should be scrapped. Sen. Kim Pate says the Trudeau government’s…
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Tator says there is direct hockey concussions CTE link, disagrees with Bettman
TORONTO – Renowned concussion specialist Dr. Charles Tator says he disagrees with Gary Bettman’s statement before a parliamentary panel where the NHL commissioner questioned any direct link between multiple hockey concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain condition…
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Quebec social workers decry working conditions following death of Granby girl
MONTREAL – Quebec’s order of social workers says its members need more time and less pressure to properly do their jobs. Order president Guylaine Ouimette held a press conference Friday in reaction to the death of a seven-year-old girl who…
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Ottawa ditches longer deadlines for answering veterans’ requests for service
OTTAWA – The federal government has backed off a controversial plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to disabled veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. Yet while that decision is being welcomed by some, the government…
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N.L. woman ordered to pay town $200 after alleging employee stole her booze
NORRIS POINT, N.L. – A woman who took her Newfoundland town to court after alleging an employee stole her alcohol was recently ordered to pay $200 over what a provincial court judge called a frivolous claim. Colleen Rose organized a…
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Workers’ tips and kids to be protected under employment law changes in B.C.
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is changing employment standards to protect children on the job after WorkSafeBC paid a total of $5.2 million in work injury claims to children 15 years and under from 2007 to 2017. Amendments introduced…
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Amid fishing deaths, there are signs of improving safety culture:association
HALIFAX – The head of the Fisheries Safety Association of Nova Scotia says despite the high number of deaths on fishing vessels last year, a shift in safety culture is emerging. Leonard LeBlanc says safety on any fishing vessel is…
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Ontario to review OPP workplace culture after recent suicides
TORONTO – Ontario is spending up to $500,000 to review workplace culture at the provincial police service, prompted by a number of recent officer suicides. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said Monday that the government will create an independent review panel…
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Impaired on the job or behind the wheel? It’s not just a cannabis problem
The legalization of cannabis in Canada has sparked discussion about workplace and driver impairment, but what about other forms of on-the-job impairment? As we debate the impact of marijuana in the workplace, it’s a perfect time to examine a wide…
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Forcing reporter to give RCMP info on ‘dead’ terror suspect ‘unreasonable’: Vice
TORONTO – Forcing a reporter to give information on a terror suspect to the RCMP would be unreasonable given that the wanted Canadian man is almost certainly dead, an Ontario justice heard on Tuesday. The argument from Vice Media played…
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Inquiry begins into shooting death of Edmonton area RCMP officer
ST. ALBERT, Alta. – A fatality inquiry into the shooting death of a Mountie at an Edmonton-area casino heard Wednesday that the killer was wanted on 29 warrants and had drugs in his system. Const. David Wynn, 42, was investigating…
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More than 6,700 veterans from Afghan war receiving federal assistance for PTSD
OTTAWA – Canada’s war in Afghanistan ended five years ago, but the price of that effort continues to grow. Newly revealed figures show the number of veterans from the war in Afghanistan receiving federal support for mental-health conditions nearly doubled…
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Saskatoon officer pleads guilty to sex assault, gets conditional discharge
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon police officer who is also a military reservist has been given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to sexual assault. Const. Robert Brown was charged after an investigation by the Canadian Forces investigation service into an…
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WestJet appeals to high court in legal action over anti harassment promise
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Ltd. is going to the Supreme Court of Canada in an attempt to have a proposed class-action lawsuit launched by a former flight attendant thrown out of court. The airline lost efforts to scuttle the action…
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Spike in Afghanistan related suicides may be receding: military report
OTTAWA – The Canadian military says there is reason to believe a spike in suicides among those who fought in Afghanistan and elsewhere is starting to subside. The note of cautious optimism is contained in a new report from the…
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Military continues sex misconduct fight with new guide for members, commanders
OTTAWA – The Canadian Forces have a new manual on how to respond to sexual misconduct, aiming to close many of the gaps identified in the military’s policies on abuse in its ranks. But some concerns remain unaddressed, including the…
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Military shaves restrictions on women in uniform wearing ponytails
OTTAWA – The Canadian military isn’t letting its hair down just yet, but for the first time, women in uniform will be allowed to wear ponytails. The move, which also makes nylon stockings optional when in a skirt and permits…
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Harassment scandal sparks proposed changes in N.L. legislature
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A year after a harassment and bullying scandal rocked the province’s Liberal government, a new workplace policy was tabled Monday in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature. A legislature committee drafted the blueprint after consultations found concerns…
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Lawsuit alleging sexism in Waterloo police ranks can’t proceed: court
TORONTO – A group of current and former officers alleging systemic sexism and harassment in the ranks of a southern Ontario police force cannot proceed with a proposed class-action lawsuit against the service, Ontario’s top court ruled Friday. The Court…
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Toronto councillor reports recent security incidents, says they’re tied to work
TORONTO – A veteran Toronto city councillor alleges he’s recently experienced two serious security incidents at his home that he believes are tied to his role in municipal government. John Filion says several shots were fired into his unoccupied car…