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New review of worker safety underway seven years after B.C. mill explosions
VANCOUVER – The union representing four workers who died in two British Columbia sawmill explosions in 2012 says it hopes a new review of worker safety ordered by the provincial government will lead to overdue justice for survivors and families…
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Workers’ tips and kids to be protected under employment law changes in B.C.
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is changing employment standards to protect children on the job after WorkSafeBC paid a total of $5.2 million in work injury claims to children 15 years and under from 2007 to 2017. Amendments introduced…
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Amid fishing deaths, there are signs of improving safety culture:association
HALIFAX – The head of the Fisheries Safety Association of Nova Scotia says despite the high number of deaths on fishing vessels last year, a shift in safety culture is emerging. Leonard LeBlanc says safety on any fishing vessel is…
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Ontario to review OPP workplace culture after recent suicides
TORONTO – Ontario is spending up to $500,000 to review workplace culture at the provincial police service, prompted by a number of recent officer suicides. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said Monday that the government will create an independent review panel…
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Impaired on the job or behind the wheel? It’s not just a cannabis problem
The legalization of cannabis in Canada has sparked discussion about workplace and driver impairment, but what about other forms of on-the-job impairment? As we debate the impact of marijuana in the workplace, it’s a perfect time to examine a wide…
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‘What if, what if, what if:’ inquiry hears details about Alberta Mountie’s death
ST. ALBERT, Alta. – The widow of an Alberta RCMP officer killed while trying to make an arrest spoke at a fatality inquiry Thursday to the mother of the man who pulled the trigger. “My heart hurts because you lost…
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Company behind possible second roadside THC tester eager to sell to Canada
OTTAWA – The company behind the second machine that could be approved for roadside drug tests in Canada says its product is faster and easier to use for police wary about the technology. Six months after the federal government legalized…
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Consider climate impact on infrastructure suffering repeated flooding: experts
With key infrastructure in the Maritimes and Quebec again threatened by surging waterways, flooding experts say it’s past time for fixes that consider worst-case climate change scenarios. The New Brunswick government announced Wednesday night the closure of portions of the…
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Saskatchewan wildfire triggers state of emergency, evacuation of hospital
BIGGAR, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s fire commissioner is urging people across the province not to have open fires as a wildfire near the town of Biggar sparked a state of emergency and some evacuations. Duane McKay said crews are assessing what…
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Debris a hindrance in fight to snuff out Calgary industrial blaze
CALGARY – Thick, black smoke greeted firefighters as they arrived at the scene of an early morning fire at a metal recycling business in southeast Calgary. About a dozen firefighters were initially called around 6 a.m. to Calgary Metal Recycling.…
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Man in custody after paramedics allegedly kicked, punched, in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An investigation is underway after three paramedics were allegedly assaulted in Kamloops, B.C. Kamloops RCMP say they were called to Royal Inland Hospital at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday about reports of a man kicking and punching paramedics. Staff…
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Forcing reporter to give RCMP info on ‘dead’ terror suspect ‘unreasonable’: Vice
TORONTO – Forcing a reporter to give information on a terror suspect to the RCMP would be unreasonable given that the wanted Canadian man is almost certainly dead, an Ontario justice heard on Tuesday. The argument from Vice Media played…
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Early data suggests no post legalization spike in drug impaired driving charges
VANCOUVER – Canadian police say they haven’t been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach. The Canadian Press canvassed police forces across the country and most reported…
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Inquiry begins into shooting death of Edmonton area RCMP officer
ST. ALBERT, Alta. – A fatality inquiry into the shooting death of a Mountie at an Edmonton-area casino heard Wednesday that the killer was wanted on 29 warrants and had drugs in his system. Const. David Wynn, 42, was investigating…
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Out of control Saskatchewan wildfire triggers state of emergency, evacuation
BIGGAR, Sask. – Wildfire smoke and concerns about air quality have sparked a large community and surrounding area in west-central Saskatchewan to declare a state of emergency The Town of Biggar and Rural Municipality of Biggar declared the emergency overnight…
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More than 6,700 veterans from Afghan war receiving federal assistance for PTSD
OTTAWA – Canada’s war in Afghanistan ended five years ago, but the price of that effort continues to grow. Newly revealed figures show the number of veterans from the war in Afghanistan receiving federal support for mental-health conditions nearly doubled…
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Energy firm fined for explosion that killed two oilsands workers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – The company formerly known as Nexen Energy has been fined $450,000 after pleading guilty to charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers in northern Alberta. The two men died from an explosion at the Long…
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Saskatoon officer pleads guilty to sex assault, gets conditional discharge
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon police officer who is also a military reservist has been given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to sexual assault. Const. Robert Brown was charged after an investigation by the Canadian Forces investigation service into an…
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Patients at Richmond Hill, Ont., wellness centre could have been exposed to measles
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Health officials say people who visited Fountain Medical and Wellness Centre in Richmond Hill, Ont., earlier this month may have been exposed to measles. York Region Public Health says lab results have confirmed a travel-related case…
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Panel to review approval of Boeing 737 Max flight controls
CHICAGO – A global team of experts next week will begin reviewing how the Boeing 737 Max’s flight control system was approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA says experts from nine international civil aviation authorities have confirmed…