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Legislation
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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…
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Harvey Weinstein denies all sexual assault allegations by Toronto woman
TORONTO – Harvey Weinstein has asked an Ontario court to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by a Toronto actress, arguing in court documents that he denies “each and every” one of the woman’s allegations. The actress, who…
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Provinces need more info about marijuana impairment testing technology: B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia may have unveiled its plan for regulating recreational marijuana, but the enforcement and testing for drug-impaired driving remains hazy. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says the provinces need to hear “ASAP” from the federal government about what…
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Changes to truck driver training gaining traction: industry group
REGINA – The head of a national trucking group says it’s encouraging that more provinces are seeing the need for mandatory standardized training for drivers. There are no minimum training requirements in the industry outside of Ontario, said Stephen Laskowski…
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Workplace substance use policies would help Canadians and employers: report
VANCOUVER – Not enough companies have comprehensive substance-use policies and those that provide them offer inadequate measures to help struggling employees, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction says in a report aimed at bringing awareness to workplace practices…
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Manitoba municipal officials could face tougher penalties for harassment
WINNIPEG – Elected councillors in Manitoba face tougher sanctions for bullying and harassment in the workplace. Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton says a review of current laws is being done with the aim of beefing up rules and penalties. Municipalities…
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Ottawa’s new privacy rules give businesses flexibility on data breach reporting
TORONTO – Federal data breach regulations set to take effect Nov. 1 will require mandatory reporting of security breaches that pose a “real risk of significant harm,” but give businesses flexibility about how that’s done. Ottawa has rolled out the…
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Father of slain police officer expresses gun bill anger in letter to Goodale
OTTAWA – The father of a police officer who was gunned down in Quebec is angered and disappointed by the Liberal government’s firearms bill, saying there is nothing in the legislation that would have prevented his son’s death. Michel LeRoux’s…
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B.C. proposes new and extended leaves for caregivers, new moms, grieving parents
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is moving to upgrade employment legislation covering five specific work absences ranging from pregnancy leave to time off for parents of a missing or deceased child. New Democrat Labour Minister Harry Bains has introduced…
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Opposition accuses N.B. premier of failing to act on harassment allegations
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s official Opposition has accused Premier Brian Gallant of failing to act swiftly on allegations of harassment against the Speaker of the legislature, suggesting the Liberals were trying to cover up the matter. Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine…
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Alberta set to introduce bill for no go zones around abortion clinics
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it will introduce legislation Thursday to establish no-go zones for protesters around abortion clinics. Kathleen Ganley, deputy house leader, gave official notice to the legislature Wednesday that the government intends to introduce a bill…
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Legal system often fails on male violence says: judge
CORNER BROOK, N.L. – A Newfoundland judge says the legal system has long failed to recognize the extent of violence faced by women who end relationships, and has opted to jail a man who threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and…
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Defunct Ontario mining company fined $1.3 million in 2014 worker deaths
The Ontario government says a now-bankrupt mining company has been fined $1.3 million in connection with the deaths of two workers in 2014. The Ministry of Labour says First Nickel Inc., was convicted of six charges under the province’s Occupational…
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Laws must change, politician says after N.L. man acquitted of sexist slur
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Newfoundland politician is hoping to change provincial harassment laws following the acquittal of a man who hurled sexual obscenities at a female TV reporter in St. John’s. Cathy Bennett says laws on workplace sexual harassment…