By Margaret McKinnon Although mass shootings and gun violence have long plagued American communities, events like yesterday’s mass shooting at a high school in northern British Columbia are rare in… …
Workplace Violence
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Woman who stabbed shelter worker in Prince George, B.C., to spend another 50 days in jail
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen Judge Michael Brecknell sentenced a 23-year-old woman Nov. 28 to another 50 days in jail for stabbing a man at the front desk of… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
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 the employer failed to have proper workplace violence… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Probation and bans from two shelters in Prince George, B.C., for woman who assaulted workers
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Global Safety NewsOpinionWorkplace Safety
What lies between ‘I don’t like her’ and ‘She is gone’: Questions for OHS and HR
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe sledgehammer sat in plain sight at Advanced Process Technologies, exactly where it belonged. In a food and dairy processing facility in Cokato, Minnesota, such tools are as routine as… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Ontario psychiatric hospital fined $130,000 after patient attack injures three workers
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.… …
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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… …


