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Human Resources
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Winnipeg restaurant chain Stella’s hires HR firm after complaints from workers
WINNIPEG – A popular Winnipeg restaurant chain says it has hired a human resources firm to review its policies after employees launched a public campaign alleging hostile working conditions and harassment. In a statement, Stella’s management says it is deeply…
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Probe into sexual harassment allegations against Dutoit inconclusive: orchestra
MONTREAL – An internal investigation by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra into sexual harassment allegations against prominent conductor Charles Dutoit has proven inconclusive, the orchestra announced. The orchestra launched the probe into alleged workplace harassment last December after receiving a complaint…
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Alberta premier’s office says two NDP MLAs accused of inappropriate behaviour
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s office says two members of her NDP caucus have been accused of inappropriate behaviour since 2015. Cheryl Oates, Notley’s spokeswoman, said in a statement that “in both circumstances, the alleged behaviour took place outside…
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Canada losing ground on abuse and harassment reporting in sports: study
Sheldon Kennedy’s sexual abuse case against hockey coach Graham James rocked Canadian sport in the late 1990s, and Canada stepped up, writing one of the strongest sexual harassment and abuse policies in the world, experts say. But 20 years later,…
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Explosion felt inside Alberta community centre before building cleared
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – A fire and an explosion in the vicinity of a large community centre just east of Edmonton led to an evacuation of the complex followed by a heavy police presence. The blast early Tuesday evening near…
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Alberta premier defends government against bullying, abuse allegations
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley defended her government in the legislature Tuesday after an NDP backbencher broke ranks to complain of coercion and abuse. “I’m obviously very disappointed with the decision that was taken by (Robyn Luff,)” Notley said…
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Most Canadian firms not tracking gender pay gap, advancement rates: report
The majority of Canadian companies are not closely watching differences in pay or advancement between men and women and other key measures of progress, according to a report on gender equality in corporate Canada and the U.S. The Canada-United States…
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NEB orders tighter safety measures at B.C. site of natural gas pipeline blast
VICTORIA – The National Energy Board has issued new safety orders for a pipeline explosion site in north-central British Columbia to strictly monitor natural gas flows to protect people and the environment. The federal regulator said in a statement Friday…
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Canadian Google employees stage walkout over sexual misconduct allegations
TORONTO – Google employees in Canada streamed out of the tech giant’s offices in Toronto, Montreal and Waterloo as part of an international act of defiance meant to protest the company’s treatment of women and alleged mishandling of sexual misconduct.…
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Union leaders say proposed pay equity legislation will close ‘shameful’ gap
OTTAWA – The new pay-equity law the federal Liberals are proposing should close Canada’s “shameful” gender gap and private-sector employers should follow the government’s example, leaders of some of Canada’s biggest unions say. Public Service Alliance of Canada president Chris…
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Suspect admits to stabbing deaths of man, woman at Alberta work camp
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A trial in northern Alberta is hearing grisly details about a work camp cook who killed two other workers – stabbing one man more than 70 times, cutting off parts of his body and lighting him…
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Court hears Manitoba Mountie left with severe head wound after shooting
BRANDON, Man. – A bail hearing for one of four men charged after a Manitoba RCMP officer was shot and injured has heard that the Mountie was struck in the back of the head after running the suspects off the…
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B.C. implements most recommendations made after Health Ministry firings: report
VICTORIA – Goodwill payments of more than $1 million and a university scholarship in the name of a student who died by suicide are among key actions taken by British Columbia’s government after a report on the firings of eight…
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Alberta proposes tougher rules, transparency on health provider misconduct
EDMONTON – New rules introduced in the Alberta legislature could see doctors, along with thousands of other health-care providers, face automatic licence suspensions for sexually abusing patients. “Women and all Albertans deserve to feel safe while accessing medical services,” Hoffman…
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Transportation Safety Board concerned about ‘pervasive’ employee fatigue
OTTAWA – Pervasive fatigue in rail, marine and air transportation is a top concern for the Transportation Safety Board. In its annual safety watch list released today, the agency that investigates transportation incidents says fatigue poses safety risks for freight…
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Singh’s new chief of staff criticized in past for handling of harassment
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has hired an interim chief of staff whose previous management of several sexual harassment cases in Manitoba has been criticized. The hiring of Michael Balagus, a well-known strategist in New Democrat circles, follows a…
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Politics needs to be more welcoming for women, N.L. premier says
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s legislature reconvened two weeks early on Tuesday for a remarkable session to address alleged bullying and harassment by two ousted members of the governing Liberals. The scandal has enveloped the government since spring,…
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Police cleared in death of carjacking suspect at B.C. ferry terminal: watchdog
SURREY, B.C. – Police officers acted appropriately in dealing with a carjacking suspect as they attempted to arrest him at a ferry terminal in Nanaimo before he was fatally shot, British Columbia’s police watchdog said in a report released Monday.…
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Teen pleads guilty in death of one of two Mac’s clerks shot on same night
EDMONTON – A youth has pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the start of a murder trial into the 2015 deaths of two Edmonton Mac’s store workers. The teen, who was 13 at the time of the killings, admitted to manslaughter…
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Montreal waitress who refused sexual advances from boss awarded $52,000
MONTREAL – A waitress who was harassed after refusing sexual advances from the owner of a Montreal restaurant has been awarded $52,000 by a Quebec labour relations tribunal. In a decision this month, the tribunal found Anissa Berrad had been…