Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care has been fined $130,000 after three workers were injured during a violent patient incident at its high-security forensic mental health unit in Penetanguishene, Ont.… …
Workplace Violence
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
‘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 Centre (HSC) leaving a health-care aide choked and… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Tougher penalties for violence against first responders unveiled by federal government, Manitoba
Federal and Manitoba government officials announced sweeping changes to Canada’s bail and sentencing laws on Oct. 28, introducing more than 80 new measures designed to protect firefighters, paramedics and police… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Federal bill targets crimes that threaten retail workers and critical infrastructure
The federal government tabled legislation on Oct. 23 that would allow courts to impose stronger sentences for organized retail theft and attacks on critical infrastructure, addressing a surge in store… …
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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 inadequate action by health-care employers and the provincial… …
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Global Safety NewsOpinion
Aid workers around the world are in greater danger than ever. Will a new UN declaration protect them?
By Amra Lee, Australian National University Aid workers face more difficult and dangerous conditions in carrying out their work than ever before. The United Nations declared 2024 the worst year …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Arbitrator dismisses all workplace harassment complaints against WSIB union members during strike
An arbitrator has dismissed 11 complaints alleging workplace harassment and intimidation against Ontario Compensation Employees Union members during their strike against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, ruling that the… …



