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Black plume over Edmonton, but no hazard from refinery flare: government
EDMONTON – Alberta Environment says a 12-hour refinery flare that left a black plume visible for kilometres over Edmonton’s eastern skyline didn’t create a public health hazard. Spokesman Jamie Hanlon says monitoring equipment registered no changes in air quality as…
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Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine suspends work after latest ‘roof fall’
DONKIN, N.S. – Operations have been suspended at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine after a “roof fall,” the latest in a string of incidents since last July, according to the provincial Labour Department. None of the mine’s 128 workers were…
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Contractor working on Irving land in northern New Brunswick dies
SAINT LEONARD, N.B. – A contractor working on J.D. Irving, Ltd. land in northern New Brunswick has died after his logging truck left a road in Madawaska County. Irving spokeswoman Mary Keith says the truck left a woods road roughly…
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Gender pay gap widest at top of the corporate ladder: new report
OTTAWA – A new report on the country’s highest-paid CEOs is adding evidence to the argument that women face a “double-pane glass ceiling” at the top of Canada’s corporate ladder – first in getting to the executive suite and, once…
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Proposed class action against Uber can proceed, appeal court rules
TORONTO – A proposed class-action lawsuit against the ride-hailing company Uber filed by one of its drivers will go ahead after Ontario’s top court reversed a lower court decision that would have sent the matter to arbitration overseas. In a…
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Little to no proof police carding has effect on crime or arrests: Ontario report
TORONTO – Police street checks widely known as carding have little to no value as a law enforcement tool and should be significantly limited across Ontario, a judge tasked with reviewing the practice said Monday. The report from Justice Michael…
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Emails reveal how Ottawa sought to explain PTSD treatment for man who killed cop
HALIFAX – Newly released documents offer a glimpse into how high-level government officials grappled to respond to the revelation that Veterans Affairs was funding the PTSD treatment of a Halifax man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer. Emails obtained…
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Senior executives fired at Manitoba based pot producer after Health Canada recalls
WINNIPEG – An internal investigation shows that bullying by senior management at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer contributed to unauthorized weed being shipped to stores. Health Canada issued a recall of two strains of Bonify cannabis products that were being sold…
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Nova Scotia woman charged with making threats to business in Stewiacke, N.S.
STEWIACKE, N.S. – Police say a woman is facing charges after allegedly making bomb threats to a business in Stewiacke, N.S. Officers with the RCMP say the threats were made on Nov. 25, Dec. 1 and Dec. 27, suggesting the…
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Two men working on underground waterlines hurt after blast northeast of Saskatoon
ST. BRIEUX, Sask. – Two men have been hurt after a small explosion in a town northeast of Saskatoon. RCMP say the men were working on underground water lines in St. Brieux. Mounties say one man was taken to hospital…
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NB releases guidelines to help employers accommodate staff with addictions
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to help employers meet their legal obligations to accomodate staff struggling with addiction. The province says the new guidelines on cannabis, alcohol and drug addictions are based on…
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Impact of explosion felt kilometres away after fatal Alberta welding shop blast
NISKU, Alta. – RCMP say one man is dead and another man is in hospital after an explosion and fire at a welding business just south of Edmonton. The blast happened around 8:15 a.m. Thursday at Ja-Co Welding and Consulting…
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Manitoba RCMP arrest 3 students for threatening three schools, charges pending
WINNIPEG – RCMP say they have arrested three youths suspected of making threats against students at three schools in Manitoba. Police say the threats were made Tuesday against students at R.D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson, Carman Collegiate in Carman and…
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UFCW: Restaurant workers vote for union amid harassment controversy
WINNIPEG – Employees at a location of a Winnipeg restaurant chain that’s come under fire over harassment allegations have voted to unionize. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says in a news release that workers from the Stella’s on…
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Transport truck loaded with parcels destroyed by fire near Revelstoke, B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A transport truck loaded with parcels has gone up in flames in southeastern B.C. The RCMP say the truck was fully engulfed when crews reached it east of Revelstoke at about 8:30 p.m. It was hauling parcels…
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Suncor warns forced provincial oil cutbacks pose safety, operational risks
CALGARY – Forced Alberta government crude oil production cuts next year will result in “unintended consequences” that could include increased safety hazards for its employees, Suncor Energy Inc. warned Friday. Despite the curtailments that begin Jan. 1, Canada’s largest integrated…
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Women more likely than men to experience workplace harassment: StatsCan study
OTTAWA – A new study suggests women are more likely than men to experience workplace harassment, and that it’s more common in health-related fields. The Statistics Canada report, “Harassment in Canadian workplaces,” suggests most people don’t experience abuse on the…
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Winnipeg restaurant chain releases another manager following harassment probe
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg restaurant chain that’s faced recent allegations of harassment has dismissed another high-level employee. Stella’s Cafe and Bakery has announced that regional manager Brad Burrows has been released from the chain, after it said earlier this month…
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Discrimination concerns: Alberta investigating Catholic teacher contracts
EDMONTON – Alberta Education Minister David Eggen is investigating employment agreements signed by Catholic school teachers amid concerns they could be fired for being in gay or common-law relationships. Eggen says he has directed all 17 Catholic boards to send…
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Corrections adviser recommends overhaul to address violence in Ontario jails
TORONTO – A report from Ontario’s independent corrections adviser has made a number of recommendations aimed at making jails safer, in response to an increase in reported inmate-on-staff violence at the province’s correctional institutions. In a report released Thursday, Howard…