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Training/Professional Development
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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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Probe into sexual harassment allegations against Dutoit inconclusive: orchestra
MONTREAL – An internal investigation by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra into sexual harassment allegations against prominent conductor Charles Dutoit has proven inconclusive, the orchestra announced. The orchestra launched the probe into alleged workplace harassment last December after receiving a complaint…
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Most Canadian firms not tracking gender pay gap, advancement rates: report
The majority of Canadian companies are not closely watching differences in pay or advancement between men and women and other key measures of progress, according to a report on gender equality in corporate Canada and the U.S. The Canada-United States…
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Union leaders say proposed pay equity legislation will close ‘shameful’ gap
OTTAWA – The new pay-equity law the federal Liberals are proposing should close Canada’s “shameful” gender gap and private-sector employers should follow the government’s example, leaders of some of Canada’s biggest unions say. Public Service Alliance of Canada president Chris…
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Saskatchewan promising safer highway intersections after Broncos bus crash
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government is promising to make highway intersections safer following the deadly bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. The government made the pledge Wednesday in the throne speech that opened a new session of…
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Military to overhaul morale boosting trips after review finds serious problems
OTTAWA – Canada’s top general is overhauling military morale-boosting tours after an internal investigation uncovered the extent of the problems with a 2017 trip to Latvia that resulted in a sexual-assault charge against a former NHL player. Defence chief Gen.…
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All party board orders conciliation, harassment training for Darshan Kang
OTTAWA – A one-time Liberal MP from Calgary is being ordered by his peers to go to conciliation and training after a House of Commons investigation found some allegations against Darshan Kang constituted sexual harassment. Kang left the Liberal caucus…
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Brave New World
In 1942, science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov set out three laws of robotics, one of which says that “a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Artificial intelligence (AI) and…
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2018 Volunteer of the Year Tom Welton, CRSP Recognized at CSSE PDC, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Mississauga, ON – September 20, 2018 — The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) is pleased to announce Tom Welton, CRSP, Director General Prevention Services, Workplace Safety North, as Volunteer of the Year for 2018. Tom Welton, Director General Prevention…
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Mentoring of women in academic medicine said to be suffering due to #MeToo movement
TORONTO – The #MeToo movement is having a chilling effect in academic medicine, leading some male physicians and scientists to avoid mentoring female colleagues by claiming they fear false accusations of sexual misconduct, says a group of women who hold…
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Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based violence
Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender based violence MONTREAL – Female foreign affairs ministers from around the world are gathering in Montreal for a two-day summit that is described by Canada’s Chrystia Freeland as the first…
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Duncan’s working group hopes to balance gender scale in Canadian sports
TORONTO – A step in the right direction, but still a drop in the bucket. Laval University professor Guylaine Demers applauded the recent hirings of Hayley Wickenheiser and Tamara Tatham by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment Ltd., but points out…
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Travellers complain about rude, disrespectful Canadian border officers
The Canada Border Services Agency faced more than 100 founded complaints from travellers last year, including allegations of racism and rudeness – and one instance of a woman alleging a border officer yelled at her while she was in medical…
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In the Woods
Canada, home to roughly nine per cent of the world’s forests, is where black bears, moose and other wildlife live out their natural lives. Outdoor enthusiasts kayak on both quiet rivers and raging rapids alike while parents and kids go…
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The corporate climb: Stalled progress for women in Canadian C suites
TORONTO – None of Canada’s TSX 60 companies were headed by a woman and two-thirds did not include a single woman among top earners during their latest fiscal year, reveals a Canadian Press analysis of corporate Canada’s highest ranks. Despite…
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Ammonia leak at Fernie, B.C., ice rink linked to aging equipment: report
VANCOUVER – Old equipment that continued to be used seven years after a maintenance contractor recommended replacing it caused an ammonia leak that killed three workers at an ice rink in British Columbia last October, says an organization that oversees…
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Parents of Humboldt Broncos player killed in crash sue truck driver, bus maker
REGINA – The family of one of the Humboldt Broncos players killed in a highway crash has filed a lawsuit alleging a semi-truck driver with inadequate training failed to stop at a flashing stop sign at a rural intersection where…
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Looked at every aspect:’ Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck faces 29 criminal charges in a fatal collision that killed 16 people, including 10 players, with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Thirteen other players were injured. RCMP say Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, is…
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Quebec crane operators back at work Tuesday after ‘illegal’ one week strike
MONTREAL – Thousands of crane operators were back on the job today after taking part in what authorities described as an illegal strike that lasted one week and disrupted construction sites across Quebec. Crane operators were protesting new training requirements…
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Quebec premier urges crane operators back to work as ‘illegal’ strike continues
MONTREAL – Premier Philippe Couillard warned Quebec’s crane operators Tuesday there will be consequences for what he called an illegal strike, as construction sites were paralyzed across the province for a second consecutive day. The premier said workers who refuse…
