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Occupational safety officers investigate deaths of three people near Edmonton
LEDUC, Alta. – RCMP say three men have died in a workplace accident in an industrial area just south of Edmonton. Police, firefighters and emergency crews responded Thursday afternoon to a call at Millennium Cryogenic Technologies in Leduc. Leduc Mayor…
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CMA slams move to allow employers to require doctor’s note for minor illnesses
TORONTO – A national doctors’ group is raising concerns about the Ontario government’s move to allow employers to require workers to provide a doctor’s note to explain even minor illnesses, such as the common cold. Canadian Medical Association president Dr.…
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Canada Post must deal with ‘injury crisis’ to end walkouts, says union
OTTAWA – Canada Post’s latest contract offers to its workers has positives but not enough to put an end to rotating walkouts that are causing mail and parcel delivery delays across the country, the head of the Canadian Union of…
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Ontario excludes OHL players from provincial employment standards
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The Government of Ontario is excluding Ontario Hockey League players from provincial employment standards legislation in order to keep a “level playing field” with other major junior hockey leagues across the country, the province said in a…
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Canada Post issues new offer to employees as eBay calls on Ottawa to end strikes
OTTAWA – Canada Post has issued what it calls a “time-limited” contract offer to its employees in hopes of ending rotating strikes that have created a historic backlog of undelivered parcels. The offer Wednesday to members of the Canadian Union…
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Ontario manufacturing company fined for factory accident that left child dead
LINWOOD, Ont. – Ontario’s Minstry of Labour says a steel tubing manufacturer has been fined $150,000 for violations related to a factory accident that left a child dead. The ministry says a worker was at J.M. Lahman Manufacturing Inc. in…
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Sex misconduct survey excludes vulnerable military members: Survivors’ group
OTTAWA – A survivors’ group for those affected by sexual misconduct in the military say the voices of particularly vulnerable service members are being left out of a survey meant to see how prevalent inappropriate behaviour is in the ranks.…
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Cirque du Soleil employees uncomfortable with decision to perform in Saudi Arabia
MONTREAL – Cirque du Soleil’s decision to go ahead with more performances in Saudi Arabia next month despite international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is creating a malaise within circus ranks, The Canadian Press has learned. Following…
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Won’t name 2 MLAs accused of inappropriate behaviour because of privacy: premier
LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the NDP caucus won’t reveal the names of two legislature members accused of inappropriate behaviour. Notley says both cases have been addressed internally and divulging details and identities would jeopardize the…
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Teacher arrested after alleged altercation with teenager at high school
HALIFAX – A teacher with a prior record of assault has been arrested after an altercation that began when he allegedly removed a Halifax-area youth’s earbuds. A video has been circulating of part of the Oct. 3 incident at Cole…
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Two dead after small plane crashes at Brantford Municipal Airport: police
BRANT COUNTY, Ont. – Provincial police say two people are dead after a small plane crashed at a municipal airport in Brant County, Ont. They say officers were called to the airport at 8 a.m. Tuesday to respond to a…
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Police won’t face investigation for failed attempts to save OD victims
TORONTO – Ontario police officers who unsuccessfully administer naloxone to someone overdosing on opioids will no longer face an investigation by the province’s police watchdog. The Ontario government says it has amended a regulation under the Police Services Act so…
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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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No injuries or spills after five cars of freight train derail in Toronto
TORONTO – CN Rail says nobody was injured when five cars of a freight train derailed in Toronto early Sunday morning. Company spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says the train cars went off the tracks in Toronto’s east end.He says no dangerous…
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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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Crowd watches as backhoe rips into mangled plane after Halifax runway overrun
HALIFAX – Crews have begun tearing into the mangled Boeing 747 cargo jet that overshot a Halifax runway last week, as gawkers marvelled at the huge wreck – and how close the plane came to breaching the airport’s fence and…
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Mayor ‘fed up’ with explosions from Saint John metal recycling facility
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The mayor of Saint John, N.B., says a large explosion at the city’s American Iron & Metal recycling facility rattled the harbourfront Saturday morning. Don Darling said the blast shook nearby houses, adding that he received…
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Court appearance for company owner whose truck involved in Broncos bus crash
CALGARY – The owner of a trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash appeared without a lawyer at his first court appearance Friday. Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking was represented by duty counsel, who asked the…
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Mishaps put spotlight on Irving family’s relationship with Saint John, N.B.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – It’s been a tough month for one of Canada’s wealthiest families. The Irvings of New Brunswick are facing renewed scrutiny after a major industrial accident at the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John – one month…
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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…