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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…
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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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N.L. inmate penned letter to Human Rights Commission days before his death
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A 31-year-old inmate who died in a Newfoundland and Labrador prison last weekend wrote a letter to the province’s Human Rights Commission days before his death, appealing for help in confronting abuses he says were taking…
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Man charged with attempted murder after woman assaulted in Bradford, Ont., factory
BRADFORD, Ont. – Police say a man is facing charges after a woman was allegedly attacked by a co-worker at a factory in Bradford, Ont. South Simcoe police say officers went to the factory on Wednesday night to investigate a…
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Arena in Prince Rupert, B.C., briefly closed by ammonia leak from outside tank
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A leak in an external ammonia tank beside the municipal arena in Prince Rupert, B.C., forced the evacuation of the facility on Wednesday. The city’s website says the arena reopened Thursday, while an investigation into the…
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Independent review to include fourth death at N.L. jail: justice minister
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s justice minister says an independent review of deaths in provincial jails will include the most recent death at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s, N.L. Christopher Wade Sutton died suddenly on Saturday in…
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Worker injured in partial collapse of Port Hope house; OPP investigating
PORT HOPE, Ont. – Provincial police say a man is in a Toronto-area trauma centre after an industrial accident in Port Hope, Ont. OPP say the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon as construction workers were repairing a home. Investigators say a…
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Safety board chair says more needs to be done five years after Lac Megantic
OTTAWA – The head of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says much has been accomplished five years after the Lac-Megantic train derailment in which 47 people were killed, but more remains to be done. Kathleen Fox, the board’s chair,…
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B.C. mom says shift change meant no child care, alleges discrimination
BURNABY, B.C. – A British Columbia mother says her employer discriminated against her when it changed her shift without giving her enough time to find child care for her one-year-old son, forcing her to find another job. Nicole Ziegler filed…
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B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro Trump hat
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver restaurant manager has been fired for refusing to serve a customer who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. The slogan popularized by U.S. President Donald Trump in his 2016 campaign has been embroidered on…
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Officer, suspect died: No fault found with Edmonton police in lethal encounter
EDMONTON – An investigative agency has found no fault with Edmonton police during an attempted arrest that led to the death of an officer and a suspect accused of criminal harassment. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was directed to…
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Woman, man charged after Halifax parking enforcement worker attacked
HALIFAX – A woman and man are facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking a Halifax parking enforcement worker with a tire iron and pipe. Police say the worker was called to a parkade on South Park Street to remove a…
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One dead after highway crash involving four tractor trailers in Trenton, Ont.
TRENTON, Ont. – Provincial police say one person is dead after a crash involving four tractor trailers on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario. Police say officers responded to a call of a multiple-vehicle collision in Trenton, Ont., on the eastbound…
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Another murder charge in death during riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A fourth inmate has been charged with murder in the death of a fellow prisoner during a riot that caused $3.5 million in damage at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Jason Bird was pronounced dead…
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Alberta firefighters battling 700 hectare wildfire near Hinton
HINTON, Alta. – Firefighters are trying to contain an out-of-control wildfire east of Hinton, Alta., that grew to estimated 700 hectares Wednesday night. Provincial officials say the blaze was about 15 kilometres from the town, but moving east and was…
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Military policeman acquitted of sexually assaulting superior officer
HALIFAX – A Halifax-based military policeman has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a superior officer during a Royal Canadian Navy exercise in Scotland. A five-man military panel delivered the verdict for Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre on Wednesday evening. MacIntyre…