A 33-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employee who was killed in her Montreal apartment while on a virtual… …
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PREMIUM Supervisor’s safety request before Workday meeting shielded from $300-million suit
A Workday supervisor’s request for safety measures before a performance meeting with a worker she described as aggressive was protected by qualified privilege, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has… …
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Group home worker in Ontario wins shoulder claim after resident assault
A worker who was assaulted twice by a resident at a group home for developmentally challenged people in January 2018 has been granted entitlement for a left shoulder injury and… …
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Canada’s gender‑based violence laws are improving. Frontline worker conditions are not
By Alice Mũrage and Julia Smith When it comes to gender-based violence (GBV) Canada has made legal and policy strides over the past decades, and indeed the past few years.… …
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PREMIUM OPSEU appeal over Kingston, Ont., conservation officers’ safety narrowed by labour board
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PREMIUM Tribunal grants stress benefits to sales manager jabbed with plastic knife by co-worker at car dealership
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Report calls for Manitoba schools to add more ‘sensory rooms’ to protect staff from outbursts, injuries
By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba schools are being urged to set up more “sensory rooms” and use the spaces — which can feature mood lighting, flexible seating and… …
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PREMIUM Officer held at gunpoint wins larger PTSD impairment award
A former police officer whose post-traumatic stress disorder traces back to a 2004 incident in which a man pointed a gun at his head will keep his full loss-of-earnings benefits… …


