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MMA and former employees settle, fined $1.25 million in Lac Megantic case
MONTREAL – The bankrupt railway at the centre of the Lac-Megantic train explosion as well, as several of its former employees, settled with federal prosecutors on Monday and were ordered to pay fines totalling $1.25 million, while one ex-railway worker…
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Quebec special constables seek judgment to increase their ranks at courthouses
MONTREAL – The union representing Quebec’s special constables took the government to court Monday, seeking a judgment that would bolster their numbers across the province. Special constables have long argued that there are too few of them at the province’s…
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WorkSafeBC says employers need avalanche protection plan for backcountry workers
RICHMOND, B.C. – Employers in British Columbia have been warned they need to develop plans to keep their workers safe from avalanches. WorkSafeBC, the provincial occupational health and safety authority, tells employers in a news release that workers in the…
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Ontario public broadcaster to investigate allegations against prominent host Steve Paikin
TORONTO – Ontario’s public broadcaster says it has launched an investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment against host Steve Paikin. TVO says Paikin is alleged to have made inappropriate comments to a woman during a lunch in 2010. The…
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Female coaches face bias, insecurities in joining all levels of sport: experts
TORONTO – When University of Victoria basketball coach Dani Sinclair went into labour in the middle of a hard-fought playoff run, she struggled with a dilemma no male coach ever faces: should she recover and cocoon with her newborn in…
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Three people killed in Quebec helicopter crash
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – An investigation is underway into a helicopter crash Thursday evening in a snow-covered field near Drummondville, Que., that claimed the lives of three people. Quebec provincial police said Friday the crash occurred at about 9 p.m. just…
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Police investigating after man dies in industrial accident north of Toronto
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Police north of Toronto say they are looking for witnesses after a 52-year-old man was killed in an industrial accident earlier in the week. York regional police say officers responded to a report that a man had…
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Women sue B.C. grocery store over intimate photos allegedly taken in washroom
VICTORIA – Two former employees are suing a grocery store on Vancouver Island, alleging another worker surreptitiously took intimate photos of them and posted them online without consent. Jennifer Burke and Mallory Colter filed a proposed class-action lawsuit this week…
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Supervisor’s conviction, prison term upheld in deadly scaffolding collapse
TORONTO – A supervisor jailed for a scaffolding collapse in which four men were killed and another was seriously hurt lost his bid on Tuesday to challenge his criminal-negligence conviction and 3 1/2-year sentence. In dismissing his appeal, Ontario’s top…
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Judge rules RCMP don’t have to share records from ammonia leak in B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. – A judge says police do not have to turn over records that were seized during an investigation of a fatal ammonia leak at an ice rink in southeastern British Columbia. The City of Fernie asked the provincial…
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Time for change on harassment, including on Parliament Hill: minister
OTTAWA – The time has come to crack down on harassment in federal workplaces, including Parliament Hill, says Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. “Parliament Hill features distinct power imbalances that perpetuate the culture that people with a lot of power and…
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Expert fears limits on N.S. inquiry into the Lionel Desmond killings
HALIFAX – A long-awaited public inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself in rural Nova Scotia last year could be derailed by jurisdictional squabbling, a leading expert on judicial probes says. The…
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Major fine imposed after worker paralyzed in fall at Saskatchewan
CARLYLE, Sask. – A Manitoba company has been fined $140,000 for a workplace accident in Saskatchewan that left a worker paralyzed. Brad Hammond Construction Ltd. of Brandon pleaded guilty Wednesday in Carlyle provincial court to an occupational health and safety…
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RCMP fined for Labour Code violations in wake of fatal shooting rampage in N.B.
MONCTON, N.B. – The RCMP has been ordered to pay $550,000 for failing to properly arm and train its members in a shooting rampage four years ago that left three New Brunswick Mounties dead and two injured. Judge Leslie Jackson handed…
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TSB blames optical illusion, unsecured cargo for fatal plane crash
RICHMOND, B.C. – The fatal crash of a small float plane in central British Columbia was partly the result of an optical illusion associated with low-altitude flights, as well as overweight and improperly secured cargo, the Transportation Safety Board says.…
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Protective gear, chemical hazards addressed in Alberta farm safety proposals
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is developing occupational health and safety rules for paid farm workers and is consulting with the public about proposals from multiple committees. Here’s a sampling of some of the 140 recommendations suggested for farm and…
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Rail conductor involved in Banff crash fired again for social media posts
CALGARY – A Canadian Pacific Railway conductor who was fired following a 2014 derailment in Banff and later reinstated has been dismissed again – this time over social media posts that included several sexy modelling photos. Stephanie Katelnikoff says she…
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Ottawa confirms ‘substantial sum’ for financing of Lac Megantic bypass rail line
The federal government confirmed Tuesday it would play a major role in the contruction of a bypass rail line around Lac-Megantic that local residents have been seeking since the July 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people. Ottawa will contribute…
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Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says targeted by North Korean cyberattack
TORONTO – Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack that originated in North Korea, but no personal information was compromised and systems that operate its trains and buses were not affected. Spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins…
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Two years after farm safety bill passes, no regulations in place in Alberta
EDMONTON – More than two years after Alberta passed legislation with new safety rules for farms, Labour Minister Christina Gray says the province is still consulting and has no specific timeline to enact the regulations. “We want to work with…