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Former Mountie who fired Taser at Robert Dziekanski drops appeal of sentence
VANCOUVER – The former RCMP constable who fired a Taser at a Polish immigrant at Vancouver’s airport has dropped his appeal of a 30-month jail sentence he received after being convicted of perjury. Kwesi Millington’s lawyer Brock Martland confirmed his…
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Some first responders from Humboldt Broncos bus crash get mental health break
WASKESIU, Sask. – Paramedic Deanndra King was on a day off, getting ready for a weekend curling bonspiel, when she got the call from her boss about an accident involving a bus. “I didn’t register the magnitude of it,” the…
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Freight train derails near Quebec Ontario border
SAINT-POLYCARPE, Que. – A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed Monday night in the town of Saint-Polycarpe, Que., just east of the Ontario border. Environment Ministry spokesman Stephane Degarie says 25 of the 95 cars derailed and there was no spill…
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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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Nova Scotia sending firefighters to Ontario and Quebec
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Forestry Department is dispatching crews to Ontario and Quebec to fight fires in those provinces. A 20-person crew is headed to Sudbury in northern Ontario, and four staff are going to Quebec – along with 50,000 feet…
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Dump truck pulled from Halifax Harbour at site of fatal workplace incident
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour has confirmed that a dump truck pulled from the Halifax harbour on Wednesday is related to its investigation into a fatal workplace incident. The truck was removed from the water at the Fairview Cove…
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Nova Scotia judge to preside over fatality inquiry involving Afghan veteran
HALIFAX – A provincial court judge in Nova Scotia has been appointed to preside over the fatality inquiry into the deaths of Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond and his family. The Nova Scotia judiciary issued a statement Thursday saying Warren…
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Saskatoon company fined for breach of employment law in death of young worker
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon-based construction company has been fined $80,000 for its role in the death of a 19-year-old worker nearly two years ago. Carmont Construction Ltd. was fined in Saskatoon Provincial court on Thursday. The company pleaded guilty to…
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Winnipeg city councillor charged with serious sexual assault: police
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg city councillor has been charged with sexual assaulting a woman six months ago. Russ Wyatt, 48, was arrested Tuesday after lab results came back, and has been released pending a future court date, a city police…
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Transport Canada to make seatbelts mandatory on new highway buses by 2020
OTTAWA – Transport Canada says it will soon require all newly built highway buses to have seatbelts. The federal department said Wednesday it will make seatbelts mandatory on medium and large highway buses starting Sept. 1, 2020. “We’ve all heard…
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Calgary Stampede chuckwagon driver injured in tumble at start of race
CALGARY – A chuckwagon driver is in hospital after he fell from his rig during a race at the Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby. The Stampede says in a release that Obrey Motowylo suffered undisclosed injuries in Tuesday night’s eighth heat.…
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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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Former B.C. Mountie who killed herself was agent for change within ‘toxic’ force
VANCOUVER – Former RCMP officers who suffered sexual harassment and bullying on the job are grieving the suicide of an ex-Mountie who advocated for change within the force they say ruined so many lives. Catherine Galliford, who was one of…
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Just for Laughs drafts new anti harassment policy; acknowledges Rozon scandal
TORONTO – As Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival prepares to kick off on Wednesday, the company has released a new anti- harassment policy for employees and addressed the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding founder Gilbert Rozon. In a statement Monday, the…
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Man allegedly threatened coffee shop clerk over mistake in order: police
INNISFIL, Ont. – Police say a 75-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly threatening a coffee shop employee over a mistake in his order. South Simcoe police say officers responded to a call of a person pointing a firearm early…
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Man and motive sought after fuel pumped, poured, ignited, at Calgary gas bar
CALGARY – Police are looking for a suspect after a gas pump at a Calgary convenience store was set on fire. The man drove into the northeast-area business sometime after 3:00 a.m. Monday and bought a fuel container and some…
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Canada has less than half the number of cops needed to spot high drivers: chiefs
OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is unlikely to reach its goal of having 2,000 officers trained to spot drug-impaired drivers when marijuana becomes legal later this year. Last fall, the agency representing about 90…
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Toronto lawyer files complaint against WestJet, says he was racially profiled
TORONTO – The Canadian Transportation Agency is investigating a complaint from a Toronto lawyer who claims he was racially profiled by WestJet. Selwyn Pieters, who is black, says the incident happened when he was trying to check in for a…