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‘Minimum of nine bullets:’ Trial hears Manitoba Mountie shot man numerous times
THOMPSON, Man. – A forensic pathologist has testified that an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba shot a man at least nine times before he died. Const. Abram Letkeman has pleaded not guilty to six charges, including manslaughter and criminal negligence,…
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Nova Scotia judge declines to set hourly rates, prep time for Desmond inquiry
HALIFAX – The head of an inquiry into the death an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself more than two years ago is declining to recommend enhanced billing guidelines for lawyers appearing before the inquiry. The ruling…
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Canadian soldier killed in Bulgaria: chief of defence staff
OTTAWA – A Canadian soldier has been killed in a parachuting accident in Bulgaria. Gen. Jonathan Vance, Canada’s chief of the defence staff, says Bombardier Patrick Labrie died while taking part in a training exercise. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office…
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Nova Scotia Health Authority ordered to conduct safety review at hospital: union
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Health Authority has been ordered to conduct a “violence in the workplace health and safety assessment” after a pregnant nurse was attacked by a patient at the East Coast Forensic Hospital. The Nova Scotia Government…
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Two arrested after threats made ‘concerning’ Sheet Harbour, N.S., school:police
SHEET HARBOUR, N.S. – Police say they made two arrests after responding to a threat of violence at a high school on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Jennifer Clarke says investigators responded to the threat at about 12:38…
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Manitoba Mountie accused of shooting at jeep without cause after traffic chase
WINNIPEG – An RCMP officer has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, criminal negligence and other charges stemming from an on-duty shooting. Const. Abram Letkeman is on trial for the death of Steven Campbell during a traffic stop in Thompson, Man.,…
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Quebec adopts secularism bill that bans religious symbols for state workers
Quebec’s contentious secularism bill banning religious symbols for teachers, police officers and other public servants in positions of authority was voted into law late Sunday. Premier Francois Legault’s government used its majority to push through Bill 21 by a vote…
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After harsh Twitter exchanges, Senate will look at new social media policy
OTTAWA – An independent senator is on a mission to get members of Canada’s upper house to stop being so nasty to each other on social media. Tony Dean says recent exchanges on Twitter involving senators and their staff have…
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PODCAST: OHS Canada’s 20/20: Harassment at Work – Do we walk-the-walk
This episode of 20/20 focusses on why most businesses talk-the-talk about taking harassment and violence in the workplace seriously, but recent events have led us to believe that most don’t walk-the-walk. Listen to how Debora DeAngelis dealt with her own…
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Government wins last ditch reprieve for law allowing inmate segregation
TORONTO – Prisoner isolation, declared unconstitutional 18 months ago, will remain legal for now after Canada’s top court granted Ottawa’s urgent request to allow the current law to stay in force for the time being. The reprieve from the Supreme…
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Low levels of THC in marijuana don’t increase crashes: study
VANCOUVER – Smoking marijuana containing low levels of the drug’s main psychoactive ingredient does not increase most drivers’ risk of a crash even though Canada’s impaired-drug laws would penalize them, says the lead investigator of a study that analyzed THC…
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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…