A worker who says he was wrongfully dismissed by Nexen Energy in 2017 has lost his bid to revive a lawsuit he filed seven years later, after the Court of …
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A social media influencer in Alberta who repeatedly called the chief operations officer of Frog Lake First Nation a sexual predator, while letting his followers believe the alleged victim was …
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A former Alberta Blue Cross employee’s long-term partner will be allowed to testify at her human rights hearing, but only about what he personally saw, the Human Rights Tribunal of… …
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Wood Buffalo police clerk loses grievance over neighbour’s RCMP file searches
A Fort McMurray police clerk who opened confidential RCMP files about a man whose dog she walked has lost her grievance over her firing, an Alberta arbitrator has ruled. The …
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A Calgary truck driver who used a friend’s company truck to make local contacts and build his own business was a contractor, not an employee, the Alberta Labour Relations Board …
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The former president and CEO of Alberta Health Services must return, destroy or delete privileged and confidential records she kept after her dismissal and planned to use in her wrongful-dismissal …
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An Indigenous worker who claimed MEG Energy hired him to help the company meet a diversity target — and fired him once that goal was achieved — has lost his …
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Tourism Calgary worker’s notice tied to 1997, not 1987, as court awards 27 months
A Tourism Calgary worker who spent 37 years with the organization before being terminated without cause is entitled to 27 months’ notice rather than the 36 months she sought, the …
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Calgary transit worker loses duty of fair rep fight with ATU over six weeks’ vacation pay
A Calgary transit worker who believed he was owed an extra six weeks of vacation pay when he retired has had his complaint against his union dismissed by the Alberta …
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Calgary energy company ordered to pay fired CFO nearly $70K, including aggravated damages
A Calgary energy services company has been ordered to pay its former chief financial officer $69,771.84, including $30,000 in aggravated damages, after the court found the company acted in bad …

