By John Chilibeck | The Daily Gleaner A professor at Crandall University in New Brunswick has been fired following a six-month investigation of “inappropriate behaviour” toward female students, the institution …
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By Zak Vescera | The Tyee The B.C. government will guarantee new employment rights for ride-hailing and delivery drivers, including a minimum wage and WorkSafeBC coverage, Labour Minister Harry Bains …
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By Jessica Lee | Rocky Mountain Outlook The decision to give the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s board of governors its walking papers last week came at the recommendation of its four …
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Former Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief sued for more than $400K for sexual battery by former employee
By Dave Baxter | Winnipeg Sun The former Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is being sued by a former AMC employee who is now seeking more …
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By Zak Vescera | The Tyee For more than three years, Jeffry Hernández supported his family in Guatemala by packing cucumbers at an Abbotsford farm. His days started early and ended …
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Queen’s tried to ‘cancel’ me, says Dr. Matt Strauss, as former employer denies wrongful dismissal
By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Dr. Matt Strauss’s former employer says the outspoken doctor’s commentary about the COVID-19 pandemic harmed Queen’s University’s reputation, while Strauss claims the university tried to “cancel” …
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Punched on the job: When gig workers are denied basic safety support
By Zak Vescera | The Tyee Aman Sood was supposed to drive the man in the yellow construction vest to McCallum Road in Abbotsford for $4.42. On the way the …
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By Zak Vescera | The Tyee British Columbia says it wants to force employers to pay people of all genders the same money for the same work — just not …
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Peterborough Paramedics taking ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to violence against front-line workers
By Brendan Burke | Peterborough Examiner Peterborough County-City Paramedics is employing a zero-tolerance approach to violence against first responders after both a paramedic and a police officer were assaulted over the …
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Responses to a workplace sexual harassment awareness ad campaign in Saskatchewan continues to fuel the problem, says program co-ordinator
By Bailey Sutherland | Prince Albert Daily Herald An advertising campaign for The Shift Project, which offers four hours of free legal advice or information to anyone who has experienced sexual harassment at a …