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Senior executives fired at Manitoba based pot producer after Health Canada recalls
WINNIPEG – An internal investigation shows that bullying by senior management at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer contributed to unauthorized weed being shipped to stores. Health Canada issued a recall of two strains of Bonify cannabis products that were being sold…
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Manitoba RCMP arrest 3 students for threatening three schools, charges pending
WINNIPEG – RCMP say they have arrested three youths suspected of making threats against students at three schools in Manitoba. Police say the threats were made Tuesday against students at R.D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson, Carman Collegiate in Carman and…
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UFCW: Restaurant workers vote for union amid harassment controversy
WINNIPEG – Employees at a location of a Winnipeg restaurant chain that’s come under fire over harassment allegations have voted to unionize. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says in a news release that workers from the Stella’s on…
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Winnipeg restaurant chain releases another manager following harassment probe
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg restaurant chain that’s faced recent allegations of harassment has dismissed another high-level employee. Stella’s Cafe and Bakery has announced that regional manager Brad Burrows has been released from the chain, after it said earlier this month…
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Precautionary lockdown lifted on 15 Manitoba schools
SELKIRK, Man. – The lockdown placed on 15 schools in a community north of Winnipeg a day after they were closed due to online threats has been lifted. Educators say the Lord Selkirk School Division and Sergeant Tommy Prince School…
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Complaints about several Manitoba municipal police forces decline: report
WINNIPEG – A new report shows there was a decline in the number of formal complaints filed last year by Manitobans against 11 municipal police departments in the province. The annual report from the Law Enforcement Review Agency, released Wednesday,…
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Harassment allegations at restaurant chain Stella’s trigger bosses’ leave
WINNIPEG – Two top executives with the popular Winnipeg-based restaurant chain Stella’s are taking an indefinite leave of absence following allegations by former staff of hostile working conditions and harassment. Stella’s said in a statement issued Monday that effective immediately,…
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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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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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Manitoba backbencher who made inappropriate comments not seeking re election
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba government backbencher who made inappropriate comments to a female staff member says he is going on medical leave and will not seek re-election. Cliff Graydon’s announcement on Wednesday came days before the Progressive Conservative caucus was…
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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