A Canadian Coast Guard helicopter flies over the port of St. John's, N.L., on Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Firing of Canadian Coast Guard captain who ignored distress call was justified: board

by The Canadian Press March 10, 2026

written by The Canadian Press March 10, 2026

The federal labour board says the Canadian Coast Guard was justified when it fired a coast guard captain for willfully ignoring a distress call from a fishing boat that ran aground off P.E.I. in May 2024. In a recently released decision, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Board says that whe...

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