By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen Judge Michael Brecknell sentenced a 23-year-old woman Nov. 28 to another 50 days in jail for …
Workplace Violence
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Restaurant fined $55,000 after worker injured in workplace violence incident in London, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Vancouver-based restaurant company has been fined $55,000 after a worker was assaulted by a patron at its London, Ont. location and …
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Union calls for workplace protections as holiday season pressures mount
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA union representing more than 70,000 Ontario workers is urging employers to address workplace harassment and violence as the holiday season brings …
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Manitoba Nurses Union says staff feeling unsafe, considering grey listing hospital
The Manitoba Nurses Union says safety issues are piling up after a recent sexual assault at a Winnipeg hospital parkade. “Nurses are …
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‘If I’m not safe, my patients aren’t safe’: Nurses plead for protection after HSC assault
By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Violence against front-line health-care workers continues to escalate in Manitoba, with the latest incident at Health Sciences …
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The Ontario Nurses’ Association has launched an advertising campaign calling attention to workplace violence against nurses, citing what the union describes as …
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The president of a union representing British Columbia’s public service workers says he is “deeply disturbed” by violence aimed at its members …
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Nurses discouraged from working at Manitoba’s largest hospital due to safety
By Brittany Hobson Nurses in Manitoba have made the rare move of declaring the province’s largest hospital too dangerous to work in and …
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FeaturedOpinionWorkplace Safety & OHS
When security isn’t enough: Manhattan shooting exposes uncomfortable truth about workplace violence
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe surveillance cameras caught it all. Yesterday at 6:30 p.m., Shane Tamura stepped out of his BMW at 345 Park Avenue, carrying …
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Alberta forms action team to tackle school violence, improve safety for staff and students
Alberta has launched a 25-member action team to address growing concerns about aggression and complexity in the province’s classrooms, bringing together teachers, …


