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New Brunswick New Democrats pledge to improve daily lives of workers
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – New Brunswick’s New Democrat leader says her party is committed to improving the daily lives of workers. Jennifer McKenzie says an NDP government would create a greater emphasis on a culture of safety in every workplace…
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Liberals eye closer look at ‘right to disconnect’ in labour rule revamp: report
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are considering whether a reshaping of federal labour standards should include giving workers the right to ignore their job-related emails at home. The idea of putting into law a “right to disconnect” is one of…
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Owner of Sudbury, Ont., concrete company faces criminal charge after worker dies
SUDBURY, Ont. – Police in the northern Ontario community of Sudbury say the owner of a local concrete company has been charged criminally in connection to a workplace fatality earlier in this year. Boris Naneff, the owner of Rainbow Concrete…
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Ottawa considered speeding up new seatbelt rule after Broncos crash: documents
The father of a teen who died in a crash that killed 16 people on a junior hockey team bus is questioning why Ottawa is waiting two years to make seatbelts on new highway buses mandatory. Documents obtained by The…
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Rail manager guilty in case of train left on B.C. mountainside without handbrakes
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A manager with Canadian Pacific Railway has been found guilty for his role in illegally parking a train carrying dangerous materials on a mountainside near Revelstoke, B.C. A B.C. provincial court judge found Tim McClelland, director of…
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No easy ride for ride hailing in B.C. as province delays implementation again
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says it will ease into allowing ride-hailing services in the province, laying the groundwork for the new rides to enter the market as early as the fall of 2019. In the meantime, Transport Minister…
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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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Heavy fine for Saskatchewan company after heavy door lands on worker’s legs
ESTERHAZY, Sask. – A Saskatchewan auto dealership has been fined $35,000 after a service bay door came down on an employee and fractured both of his legs. The accident at Esterhazy Ford Sales Ltd. happened last August as the worker…
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TSB calls for update to railway employee training, qualification rules
TORONTO – The federal agency responsible for transportation policies across the country must modernize training and qualification rules for railway employees to help staff keep up with evolving industry practices and technology, Canada’s transport safety watchdog said Wednesday. The Transportation…
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Alberta to bring in health and safety rules to protect farm workers by December
EDMONTON – Alberta farm and ranch workers will be able to use older equipment and forgo the use of a seatbelt if it’s not practical under new rules that come into effect on Dec. 1. The government passed legislation on…
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Construction commission seeking order forcing Quebec crane operators back to work
MONTREAL – Quebec’s construction commission is seeking an order from a labour tribunal that would force the province’s crane operators back to work. The tribunal began hearing arguments from both sides of the conflict today. Crane operators are protesting changes to…
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Pot to be legal by mid September after senators pass pot legalization bill
OTTAWA – Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift almost a century-old prohibition on cannabis. Senators voted 52-29, with two abstentions, to pass Bill…
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Locking Out Danger
In work environments that use powered equipment, machinery or any other source of stored energy, potential hazards are present whenever employees perform maintenance, repairs, installations, inspec-tions or other non-routine tasks. Regardless of whether it is in construc¬tion, manufacturing, engineering, oil…
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Bully bylaw in Whitehorse raises concerns about free expression, profiling
Critics are warning that a proposed bylaw targeting bullies in Whitehorse could lead to racial profiling and infringe on free expression rights. It’s a quandary that has plagued several jurisdictions that try to proactively stem bullying through legislation before the…
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B.C. doctors can’t limit opioids or discriminate against pain patients: college
VANCOUVER – British Columbia doctors treating patients with chronic pain will be required to prescribe opioids without limiting dosage or refusing to see patients who are on the medication that has come to be associated with illicit overdose deaths. In…
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Surviving Workplace Inspections
The Ontario Ministry of Labour’s (MOL) 2018 inspection blitzes took place on April 1 and will run until March 21, 2019. The blitzes target specific areas in the following sectors: construction (working at heights, reversing equipment on construction projects); industrial…
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Tow truck driver charged after allegedly intentionally striking car
GUELPH, Ont. – Police in Guelph, Ont., have laid multiple charges against a tow truck driver who is accused of striking a car with his truck on purpose. Investigators allege there was a verbal altercation between the drivers of the…
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Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible for actions
TORONTO – A man with schizophrenia who attacked soldiers at a military recruitment centre in Toronto was acquitted of terror charges and found not criminally responsible for lesser offences on Monday as a judge ruled his actions didn’t fit the…
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Prominent Calgary chef charged with sexual assaulting employee
CALGARY – A prominent Calgary chef and restaurant owner has been charged with sexual assault. Police allege a man followed an employee into a bathroom during a social gathering in January in downtown Calgary. It’s alleged the man cornered the…