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Human Resources
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Worker killed as drilling rig moved at northern Alberta oilsands site
CONKLIN, Alta. – A worker has been killed in an energy sector accident in northern Alberta. Cenovus Energy Inc., says the accident happened late Tuesday night at its Christina Lake oilsands site, about 350 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. The company…
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Special prosecutor appointed after alleged threats at Nanaimo city hall
VICTORIA – A special prosecutor has been appointed after the mayor says threats were allegedly uttered against him and a councillor at city hall in Nanaimo, B.C. The British Columbia Prosecution Service said Wednesday that Michael Klein was appointed after…
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No Child’s Play
They have had enough. More and more teachers are speaking up about a problem that has largely remained under the radar — violence against teachers from students. One morning, a mother popped into the classroom of an elementary school…
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Quebec special constables seek judgment to increase their ranks at courthouses
MONTREAL – The union representing Quebec’s special constables took the government to court Monday, seeking a judgment that would bolster their numbers across the province. Special constables have long argued that there are too few of them at the province’s…
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WorkSafeBC says employers need avalanche protection plan for backcountry workers
RICHMOND, B.C. – Employers in British Columbia have been warned they need to develop plans to keep their workers safe from avalanches. WorkSafeBC, the provincial occupational health and safety authority, tells employers in a news release that workers in the…
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Ontario public broadcaster to investigate allegations against prominent host Steve Paikin
TORONTO – Ontario’s public broadcaster says it has launched an investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment against host Steve Paikin. TVO says Paikin is alleged to have made inappropriate comments to a woman during a lunch in 2010. The…
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Female coaches face bias, insecurities in joining all levels of sport: experts
TORONTO – When University of Victoria basketball coach Dani Sinclair went into labour in the middle of a hard-fought playoff run, she struggled with a dilemma no male coach ever faces: should she recover and cocoon with her newborn in…
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Women sue B.C. grocery store over intimate photos allegedly taken in washroom
VICTORIA – Two former employees are suing a grocery store on Vancouver Island, alleging another worker surreptitiously took intimate photos of them and posted them online without consent. Jennifer Burke and Mallory Colter filed a proposed class-action lawsuit this week…
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Time for change on harassment, including on Parliament Hill: minister
OTTAWA – The time has come to crack down on harassment in federal workplaces, including Parliament Hill, says Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. “Parliament Hill features distinct power imbalances that perpetuate the culture that people with a lot of power and…
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RCMP fined for Labour Code violations in wake of fatal shooting rampage in N.B.
MONCTON, N.B. – The RCMP has been ordered to pay $550,000 for failing to properly arm and train its members in a shooting rampage four years ago that left three New Brunswick Mounties dead and two injured. Judge Leslie Jackson handed…
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Rail conductor involved in Banff crash fired again for social media posts
CALGARY – A Canadian Pacific Railway conductor who was fired following a 2014 derailment in Banff and later reinstated has been dismissed again – this time over social media posts that included several sexy modelling photos. Stephanie Katelnikoff says she…
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Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says targeted by North Korean cyberattack
TORONTO – Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack that originated in North Korea, but no personal information was compromised and systems that operate its trains and buses were not affected. Spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins…
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WestJet appeals lost bid to scrap harassment lawsuit by former flight attendant
VANCOUVER – WestJet has filed an appeal after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to throw out a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of fostering a corporate culture that tolerates harassment against female employees. The airline argues…
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New trial ordered for sex worker who says she stabbed client in self defence
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s highest court has ordered a new trial for a sex worker convicted of assault for stabbing a client she said was sexually assaulting her. The woman had been convicted for stabbing Douglas Barrett in the back…
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Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce says it supports province’s legal pot plan
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce says it likes the provincial government’s private sector-friendly marijuana policy. The chamber says it supports the government’s plan to allow businesses to sell and control the distribution of recreational cannabis when it becomes…
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Former worker pleads guilty to helping inmate escape federal prison in Alberta
RED DEER, Alta. – A former Correctional Service Canada worker has admitted he helped an inmate escape from a federal prison in central Alberta. Peter Edgar pleaded guilty in Red Deer provincial court to permitting or assisting escape. He was…
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Theatre star Albert Schultz loses gig amid sex assault claims from 4 actresses
TORONTO – A prominent figure in the Canadian theatre world has been forced to step down from the well-known company he co-founded amid separate lawsuits from four actresses who allege he exposed himself, groped them, and otherwise sexually humiliated them.…
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Liberal MP accuses Tory James Bezan of “humiliating” comments, sexual in nature
Manitoba MP James Bezan was previously cleared of harassment
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New study reveals toxic environment of violence against staff in Ontario hospitals
LONDON, ONTARIO – Sexual assaults, a life-altering concussion, shattered faces, fractured bones, lost teeth, bites and brain injury. These are just some of the injuries sustained at the hands of patients by Ontario health care staff who participated in a…
