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Workers who were trapped deep in Saskatchewan mine now safely back on surface
SASKATOON – A fertilizer company says all 34 people who were trapped deep in a Saskatchewan potash mine for more than a day are now safely above ground. Will Tigley, a spokesman with Nutrien Ltd., said a service shaft stopped…
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N.B. pilot dies in single engine aircraft crash on private landing strip
SUSSEX, N.B. – The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a 67-year-old man died following a single-engine plane crash in rural New Brunswick. The RCMP say in a release the man from Kingston, N.B., was killed after his small aircraft…
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US, Canadian safety officials looking into train derailment
PORT HURON, Mich. – Safety officials in the U.S. and Canada are looking into a multi-car train derailment in an international tunnel connecting Michigan’s Port Huron to Sarnia, Ontario. The National Transportation Safety Board says investigators have been sent to…
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Sex harassment lawsuit against former RCMP spokesman in B.C. settled
VANCOUVER – RCMP say a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged a former spokesman for the force in British Columbia sexually harassed a civilian employee. The lawsuit against former inspector Tim Shields had been scheduled to go…
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Two men killed after small plane crashes in Rougemont, Que.
MONTREAL – Two men have died after a small plane crashed Monday in an orchard east of Montreal. Quebec provincial police identified the two victims as men aged 51 and 66-years-old, from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Mont-St-Gregoire, Que., southeast of Montreal. Police…
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Shipyard seriously injured in industrial accident
HALIFAX – Police say a worker at the Halifax Shipyard suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a piece of equipment. The industrial accident was reported Tuesday at 7 p.m. Halifax Regional Police say the 40-year-old man fell after…
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Saskatchewan’s child advocate apologizes for harassment that led to suspension
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth has apologized following his resignation over harassment allegations. “I would like to apologize to my family, friends and the children of Saskatchewan and to the staff members of the advocate’s office,” Corey…
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Construction company fined $200,000 after worker dies from falling cement
TORONTO – A construction company has been fined $200,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a cement panel in Toronto, Ont. Ontario’s Ministry of Labour says the incident took place in 2017 when an employee from J.N.D. Erectors Limited…
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Mandarin’s Canada Day free buffet for citizens called discriminatory by some
TORONTO – A Chinese-Canadian buffet chain in Ontario celebrating its 40th anniversary plans to give out free meals to Canadian citizens on the nation’s birthday, but some view the offer as potentially discriminatory against those who can’t produce proof of…
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Saskatchewan advocate for children and youth resigns after harassment complaints
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth has resigned following multiple complaints of harassment. The legislature’s board of internal economy says Corey O’Soup was suspended from his duties Thursday following an investigation. Following the suspension, the board says O’Soup…
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Manitoba premier to raise Quebec religious symbol law with western premiers
EDMONTON – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec’s new religious symbols law when western premiers meet on Thursday in Edmonton. “That is, certainly to my mind, dangerous and un-Canadian and deserves to…
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Court ruling reveals grim details of Lionel Desmond suicide and murders
HALIFAX – A court fight over life insurance has revealed for the first time disturbing details about how former Canadian soldier Lionel Desmond fatally shot his mother, wife and daughter before taking his own life in the family’s home in…
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Ottawa sets up secretariat to root out racism in federal institutions, programs
OTTAWA – The federal government is setting up a secretariat to root out systemic racism and discrimination within federal institutions, programs and services. The secretariat is part of a $45-million federal anti-racism effort, which also includes funding for programs run…
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Mountie charged with manslaughter made tactically disastrous decision: trial
THOMPSON, Man. – An RCMP officer in northern Manitoba made a disastrous tactical decision to step in front a vehicle before he shot the driver, an expert in police use of force testified at the officer’s trial Tuesday. Const. Abram…
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David Saint Jacques doing well after space flight: Canadian Space Agency
MONTREAL – The Canadian Space Agency says astronaut David Saint-Jacques is doing well as he continues his long journey home after a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station. The 49-year-old Quebec native boarded a NASA plane during the night…
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Health centre in Shediac temporarily closed after car crashes into building
SHEDIAC, N.B. – A medical centre in eastern New Brunswick is closed until further notice after a car crashed into the building Monday night. The Vitalite Health Network says a car crashed into the Shediac Regional Medical Centre, shattering the…
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N.S. Tory booted over accessibility of office, ‘pattern of behaviour’
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative leader has expelled a Cape Breton caucus member who was ordered last week to make the driveway at her constituency office more accessible to people with limited mobility. Tim Houston said Monday that Alana…
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124 children affected by January gas leak that forced evacuation of Montreal school
Montreal public health officials say 124 children suffered symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak last January forced the evacuation of their elementary school. The report published today by the Montreal public health authority reveals 24 of the…
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Deals on paid time off for domestic violence ‘beginning of a wave,’ says expert
OTTAWA – Several new deals reached between the federal government and one of its biggest civil-service unions that allow paid time off for victims of domestic violence are the start of a trend, says an academic expert on violence against…
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Commercial fishers in B.C. now required to wear life jackets on deck: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. – The organization that oversees worker safety in British Columbia is taking steps to reduce risks faced by commercial fishing crews. WorkSafeBC says all crew members on the deck of a fishing vessel must now wear a life-jacket…