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Saskatchewan introduces mandatory truck driver training for farmers
REGINA – Saskatchewan is expanding mandatory training for semi- truck drivers to include farmers. The government introduced 122-hour compulsory training for commercial truck drivers in March, but gave a temporary exemption to farmers who drive semis as part of their…
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Correctional service waited three months to report sex assault claim to police
OTTAWA – The Correctional Service of Canada apologized on Friday for wrongly saying it called police right away when it heard allegations that a guard at the Nova Institution for women had sexually assaulted an inmate. In fact, the federal…
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Tax Court ruling says defrauded foreign workers in Quebec eligible for EI
MONTREAL – Advocates are hailing a recent Tax Court of Canada decision that recognizes the rights of migrant workers in Quebec to qualify for employment insurance even if they don’t have a valid work permit. The decision rendered this month…
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Feds lay out proposed new rules for voice, video recorders in locomotives
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals have laid out their proposal for rules around voice and data recorders on locomotives, specifying when companies can use the devices to address safety concerns and how workers’ privacy will be protected. Legislation passed by…
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Two dead as single engine plane crashes after takeoff from Whitehorse airport
WHITEHORSE – Transportation Safety Board investigators are on their way to the scene of a deadly plane crash in Yukon. Spokesman Jon Lee says a single-engine Cessna 170 crashed into trees moments after take off from the Whitehorse airport on…
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Former Whitecaps player ‘optimistic’ after meeting about alleged harassment
VANCOUVER – A woman who spoke out about alleged harassment and bullying by a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps says she’s thankful and optimistic about potential change after meeting with the club’s owners. Ciara McCormack says last week’s meeting…
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Police watchdog launches investigation into leadership of Durham Regional force
A police watchdog has launched a full investigation into an Ontario force and its board after a preliminary probe found “potential” criminal activity and a “crisis in confidence” among its leadership. The Ontario Civilian Police Commission has appointed an administrator…
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Alberta introduces bill to change overtime pay, reduce youth minimum wage
EDMONTON – Alberta is cutting the minimum wage for young workers and making other changes to overtime, holiday pay and votes for union certification. Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative government has introduced a bill, which if passed would reduce the…
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2 men dead after small plane crashes in Lanaudiere Friday night
SAINT-CUTHBERT, Que. – Officials say an instructor and his student have died after an ultralight aircraft lost control and crashed Friday night in Saint-Cuthbert in Quebec’s Lanaudiere region. Transportation Safety Board of Canada spokesman Chris Klepski says an investigator has…
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Ontario launches review of Workplace Safety Insurance Board
TORONTO – Ontario will be reviewing the agency that administers compensation for injured workers across the province. Labour Minister Laurie Scott says the government has hired two special advisers who will analyze the work of the Workplace Safety and Insurance…
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Cape Breton coal mine to reopen rock face where small methane fire broke out
DONKIN, N.S. – Nova Scotia’s Labour Department has lifted a stop-work order imposed on a Cape Breton coal mine after a methane fire broke out Tuesday afternoon on one rock face. Harold Carroll, the provincial Labour Department’s executive director of…
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Four charged in human trafficking probe that freed alleged ‘modern day slaves’
BARRIE, Ont. – Provincial police say four people have been charged in a human trafficking investigation that freed dozens of alleged “modern-day slaves” in Barrie, Ont., earlier this year. Investigators had announced in February that they had freed 43 people…
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School bus crash in Edmonton sends 12 to hospital, 2 with broken bones
EDMONTON – Twelve people, including 11 children, were taken to hospital Thursday after a school bus crash on one of Edmonton’s busiest freeways. Emergency officials said the collision happened at about 8:15 a.m. on Whitemud Drive near the Quesnell Bridge…
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Search suspended off coast of P.E.I. for fisherman who fell overboard
NAUFRAGE, P.E.I. – The search for a lobster fisherman reported missing off the northeast coast of Prince Edward Island has been suspended. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax ended the official search Tuesday, just before 8 p.m., saying three…
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Ousted Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir not running in the next federal election
REGINA – A Saskatchewan MP who has been sitting as an Independent following his ouster from the NDP caucus says he will be not be running in October’s federal election. Erin Weir, the member for Regina-Lewvan, issued a statement Tuesday…
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Right to vegan food a human right, Ontario firefighter argues
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against his…
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Search underway off coast of P.E.I. for fisherman who fell overboard
NAUFRAGE, P.E.I. – An extensive search is underway off the northeast coast of Prince Edward Island after a fisherman was reported overboard this morning. A spokesman with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says it was notified shortly before…
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Experts say Canada lacks laws to tackle life and death problems posed by AI
TORONTO – The role of artificial intelligence in Netflix’s movie suggestions and Alexa’s voice commands is commonly understood, but less known is the shadowy role AI now plays in law enforcement, immigration assessment, military programs and other areas. Despite its…
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One man dead in farmhouse fire in Huron County, Ont., provincial police say
CENTRAL HURON, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say a 62-year-old man has been found dead after a farmhouse fire in Huron County. Police say witnesses alerted them to the two-storey building west of Londesborough, Ont., at around 10:30 p.m. Friday.…
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Preliminary phase of Lionel Desmond inquiry begins in Nova Scotia
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. – An inquiry begins its investigation today into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself more than two years ago in Nova Scotia. The provincial government promised the inquiry in December 2017,…