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House of Commons unanimously adopts new parental leave policy for MPs
OTTAWA – For the first time ever, members of Parliament will have the right to take paid parental leave from their jobs on Parliament Hill when they adopt or give birth. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to new rules…
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How one province got 80 per cent of fathers to take paternity leave
Quebec’s provincial insurance plan that provides fathers with paternity leave has had a major impact on fatherhood. Until 2006, only one in five Quebec fathers took a few days of parental leave, compared with 10 to 15 per cent of…
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Quebec Premier apologizes to agronomist who blew whistle on pesticide study
Quebec Premier Francois Legault today apologized to a whistleblower who was fired after going public with concerns about the pesticide industry’s influence on public research. Legault says the government will do what it can to return agronomist Louis Robert to…
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Federal government making electronic logs mandatory for truck, bus drivers
ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Transport Canada says it will require all commercial drivers to have electronic logging devices – one of the recommendations out of a coroner’s report into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The federal department says it will make…
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Sentence expires for man convicted in Mayerthorpe Mountie killings
EDMONTON – A man convicted for his role in the shooting deaths of four Mounties in rural Alberta is no longer subject to parole conditions. Shawn Hennessey pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years for the killings…
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RN fired for using fentanyl in hospital gets second crack at reinstatement
TORONTO – A registered nurse fired for stealing opiates and shooting up fentanyl in a hospital washroom should get another crack at showing why she should get her job back, Divisional Court has ruled. At issue, the court ruled, was…
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New rules governing unpaid interns in federally regulated sectors released
OTTAWA – Unpaid interns in federally regulated industries are getting closer to having some of the same labour protections paid employees get. They include standard protections like 40-hour work weeks, holidays, maternity-related reassignments and leave. On top of that, the…
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FSIN wants independent oversight of probes when people die dealing with police
SASKATOON – Indigenous groups want Saskatchewan to establish an independent civilian-led authority to oversee investigations when people die or are hurt in dealings with police. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Mistawasis Nehiyawak Cree First Nation west of…
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Coroner’s inquest to be held into 2016 workplace death of N.B. teen
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. – New Brunswick’s chief coroner has announced an inquest later this month into the 2016 death of a teen who worked at a pellet plant operated by Groupe Savoie Inc. Seventeen-year-old Wanny Pelletier died in hospital in December…
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Manitoba judge calls for review of health care at remand centre following death
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba judge is calling for an independent review of health services at the Winnipeg Remand Centre following an inquest into the death of an epileptic inmate who had not been given anti-seizure medication. Provincial court Judge Heather…
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Nova Scotia Health Authority investigating possible privacy breach
HALIFAX – The personal health information of nearly 3,000 people may have been compromised in a phishing attack, the Nova Scotia Health Authority says. The health authority said Monday that it is investigating a “potential” privacy breach affecting 2,841 patients.…
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Investigation result: Alberta Mountie accused of assaulting man under arrest
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. – An RCMP officer is accused of beating up a man while he was under arrest at the Slave Lake detachment in northern Alberta in September 2017. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the Mountie had…
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Opposition says Manitoba air ambulance program suffering from privatization
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says its Lifeflight airplane-ambulance service will continue uninterrupted this weekend despite a suggestion to the contrary by the Opposition New Democrats. Lifeflight mainly provides inter-hospital transfers for patients more than 200 kilometres from Winnipeg, and…
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Sexual assault charge against former Winnipeg city councillor stayed
WINNIPEG – A sexual assault charge against a former Winnipeg city councillor has been stayed. Russ Wyatt, 49, was arrested in July 2018 after what police described as a serious sexual assault six months earlier. Wyatt’s lawyer, Evan Roitenberg, said…
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Officer acquitted of perjury in Dziekanski case settles lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER – An officer acquitted of a perjury charge linked to the death of a Polish immigrant at Vancouver’s airport has settled a lawsuit against the RCMP that alleged negligence and harassment. Const. Bill Bentley was one of four officers…
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Alberta legislators in marathon debate over workplace rules
EDMONTON – Alberta politicians talked around the clock into the afternoon Thursday in a marathon debate over a bill that would cut the minimum wage for young people and change rules on calculating overtime pay. Opposition NDP members began delivering…
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Research group launches probe into allegation of racial profiling of black student
HALIFAX – A national research group is probing an allegation from a black university student that he was singled out based on his race during a conference in British Columbia and accused of stealing a laptop. Shelby McPhee, a Nova…
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Safety concerns for Indigenous women in resource development: MMIW inquiry
OTTAWA – Amnesty International Canada is supporting the call from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women on the “urgent need” to consider the safety of Indigenous women in all stages of resource-extraction projects. The inquiry, which released…
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Police should be part of mental health strategy: B.C. death review panel
VICTORIA – A British Columbia death review panel says police play a crucial role in the province’s mental-health system and there are ways for officers to reduce fatalities and improve public safety. The BC Coroners Service say in a report…
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Attempted murder charge in stabbing of Manitoba First Nations police officer
ROSSBURN, Man. – RCMP say a 21-year-old man has been charged following the stabbing of a First Nations police officer on a northern Manitoba reserve. The officer and a suspect were both injured during an arrest outside the Waywayseecappo First…