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Human Resources
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Political parties split on committee decision in speaker harassment complaint
FREDERICTON – A legislative committee in New Brunswick has made a decision on what action to take in respect to harassment allegations against Speaker Chris Collins, but details are being withheld and the vote was far from unanimous. The Legislature…
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Former Manitoba Liberal staffer loses human rights complaint over firing
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint from a former political staffer who said she lost her job and was discriminated against because of mental illness. A commission board says Elizabeth Gonsalves received severance pay and…
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Ousted president of B.C. Nurses’ Union sues for damages and to get job back
VANCOUVER – The former president of the B.C. Nurses’ Union is suing to get her job back after she says she was fired amid false allegations of bullying. Gayle Duteil’s statement of claim filed Tuesday in B.C. Supreme Court says…
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Allegations against New Brunswick Speaker founded ‘in part’: committee
FREDERICTON – A legislative committee in New Brunswick has concluded that harassment allegations against Speaker Chris Collins were founded, but only in part. The legislature’s administration committee met for two hours Monday before deputy Speaker Bernard LeBlanc emerged to read…
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Incidents like Toronto mass shooting can leave psychological wounds: experts
TORONTO – Deadly incidents such as April’s van attack and Sunday’s mass shooting in Greektown may have residents feeling as if Toronto the Good has become Murder City Canada, and has left some wondering whether the country’s largest city is…
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Coroner’s inquest called into death of B.C. RCMP officer in Taser case
VICTORIA – A coroner’s inquest will be held into the suicide of an RCMP officer who was in charge of media relations in British Columbia when Robert Dziekanski was fatally stunned with a Taser at Vancouver’s airport. Pierre Lemaitre was…
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Councillor wants mandatory leave for civic politicians facing criminal charges
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg city councillor is calling for tougher rules for municipal politicians who get in trouble with the law. Cindy Gilroy wants the province to change the city’s charter to make it mandatory for councillors who have been…
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Bullying, harassment, gender bias tolerated at MUN medical school: report
JOHN’S, N.L. – A new report has found that a culture of bullying, harassment and sexism has been tolerated at Memorial University’s faculty of medicine in St. John’s, N.L., with some female students saying they were subject to remarks about…
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Two doughnut shop employees assaulted; suspect arrested and charged
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Peel Region police have arrested and charged a 21-year-old woman following an alleged attack on staff at a Tim Hortons in Brampton, Ont. Police say at about 3 a.m. last Sunday, a woman squeezed through the drive-thru…
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Some first responders from Humboldt Broncos bus crash get mental health break
WASKESIU, Sask. – Paramedic Deanndra King was on a day off, getting ready for a weekend curling bonspiel, when she got the call from her boss about an accident involving a bus. “I didn’t register the magnitude of it,” the…
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Ontario court does not have jurisdiction to hear proposed class action against Waterloo police
TORONTO – A judge has ruled that the Ontario Superior Court does not have the jurisdiction to hear a proposed class-action lawsuit that accused the Waterloo regional police force of gender-based bullying, violence and sexual misconduct. In a ruling released Friday,…
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P.E.I. seeking feedback on bill affecting leave for victims of domestic violence
CHARLOTTETOWN – The Prince Edward Island government is looking for feedback on legislation granting paid time off to people who have experienced traumatic forms of violence. The province’s Employment Standards Act was amended earlier this year to provide up to…
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Nova Scotia sending firefighters to Ontario and Quebec
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Forestry Department is dispatching crews to Ontario and Quebec to fight fires in those provinces. A 20-person crew is headed to Sudbury in northern Ontario, and four staff are going to Quebec – along with 50,000 feet…
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Winnipeg city councillor charged with serious sexual assault: police
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg city councillor has been charged with sexual assaulting a woman six months ago. Russ Wyatt, 48, was arrested Tuesday after lab results came back, and has been released pending a future court date, a city police…
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Former B.C. Mountie who killed herself was agent for change within ‘toxic’ force
VANCOUVER – Former RCMP officers who suffered sexual harassment and bullying on the job are grieving the suicide of an ex-Mountie who advocated for change within the force they say ruined so many lives. Catherine Galliford, who was one of…
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Just for Laughs drafts new anti harassment policy; acknowledges Rozon scandal
TORONTO – As Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival prepares to kick off on Wednesday, the company has released a new anti- harassment policy for employees and addressed the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding founder Gilbert Rozon. In a statement Monday, the…
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Man charged with attempted murder after woman assaulted in Bradford, Ont., factory
BRADFORD, Ont. – Police say a man is facing charges after a woman was allegedly attacked by a co-worker at a factory in Bradford, Ont. South Simcoe police say officers went to the factory on Wednesday night to investigate a…
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B.C. mom says shift change meant no child care, alleges discrimination
BURNABY, B.C. – A British Columbia mother says her employer discriminated against her when it changed her shift without giving her enough time to find child care for her one-year-old son, forcing her to find another job. Nicole Ziegler filed…
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B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro Trump hat
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver restaurant manager has been fired for refusing to serve a customer who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. The slogan popularized by U.S. President Donald Trump in his 2016 campaign has been embroidered on…
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Officer, suspect died: No fault found with Edmonton police in lethal encounter
EDMONTON – An investigative agency has found no fault with Edmonton police during an attempted arrest that led to the death of an officer and a suspect accused of criminal harassment. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was directed to…