The New Brunswick Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a construction site supervisor for criminal negligence causing the death of …
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By Maura Forrest in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a legal challenge of Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill …
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Youth services officer at Ontario correctional facility awarded traumatic mental stress benefits
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has ruled that a youth services officer employed at a correctional facility is …
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B.C. nurses who refused COVID vaccine lose a fight with their union
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee A group of B.C. nurses have lost another round in their long battle against job losses …
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Forestry company in B.C. breached worker privacy with dashcams: Court
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A division of a forestry and construction company with an office in Prince George lost a …
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Ottawa settles class-action lawsuit by military members who alleged racism in uniform
By Sarah Ritchie in Ottawa The federal government has settled a class-action lawsuit with military members who were subjected to racism during their time …
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Health care worker in Manitoba fired for ‘racist’ Facebook post about homicide victims
By Dave Baxter | Winnipeg Sun A rural Manitoba health-care worker has lost their job, after making online comments critical of a landfill search for …
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Township of Ignace aims for appeal to Supreme Court of Canada in wrongful firing lawsuit
By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source The Township of Ignace wants to take its appeal of a wrongful dismissal case to the highest court in …
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Court orders WestJet to hand over flight attendant harassment files in lawsuit
By Darryl Greer The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered WestJet to hand over all its files on harassment of flight attendants in a …
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Alberta driver’s firing over racist remarks, violent threats upheld by arbitrator
A driver’s termination for alleged racist comments and violent threats — including stating “I hate blacks,” raising his arm and saying “white …