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Manitoba stroke specialist files lawsuit after alleged workplace bullying
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba doctor and stroke specialist is suing the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, alleging he was forced out of his job at the province’s largest hospital after he complained about workplace bullying. Dr. Thomas Mammen, who specializes in…
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Details may be coming on harassment complaint against Manitoba backbencher
WINNIPEG – A top Manitoba cabinet minister is hinting that the public may soon learn some details of a harassment complaint against a Tory government backbencher. Justice Minister Cliff Cullen says he has no personal knowledge of an inappropriate comment…
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Teamsters ask Manitoba medical examiner for inquest into fatal train derailment
THOMPSON, Man. – A union is calling for an inquest into the death of a railway employee in a northern Manitoba train derailment. A Hudson Bay Railway freight train went off the tracks on Sept. 15 near Ponton. The Teamsters…
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Hospital security guards facing increased violence due to meth crisis: union
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba union representing security officers in the province’s hospitals says they are facing more violent patients and dangerous situations because of a methamphetamine crisis. Michelle Gawronsky, president of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, says it’s…
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RCMP call in OPP, watchdog to probe alleged assaults linked to hydro projects
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP have called in outside investigators to probe historical alleged assaults linked to hydro projects in the province’s north, but First Nations leaders say the government should still commit to an inquiry. A report released last month…
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First Nation wants inquiry into racism, assaults linked to hydro development
WINNIPEG – A northern Manitoba First Nation is calling for a provincial inquiry into racism, discrimination and violence linked to hydroelectric development on its territory. York Factory First Nation Chief Leroy Constant said Premier Brian Pallister should order an inquiry…
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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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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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Widow seeking inquiry into alleged toxic exposures at Manitoba smelter in 2008
Vale, government say employee’s death not work-related
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City council divided on approach to safety on Winnipeg buses
Driver murdered on university campus in February
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Manitoba mayor, councillors resign after alleged bullying
Former mayor claims “name calling and belligerent behaviour”
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Councillor to table motion on bus safety following death of Winnipeg driver
Bus operator stabbed on Feb. 14
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Investigation of teacher’s death considers role of heat exposure
Winnipeg high-school teacher collapsed during outdoor field trip
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Out of the Shadows
The passing of legislation presuming that post-traumatic stress disorder among Ontario’s first responders is work-related points to a growing recognition across Canada that occupational injuries are not just physical.
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New Manitoba law grants time off work for domestic-abuse victims
Amendment to standards code grants both paid and unpaid leave
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Manitoba Trucking Association, SAFE Work launch safety initiative
New safety association for trucking industry created
