The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable Arif Virani, announced a series of judicial appointments across Alberta on April 15. The appointments are the result of …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Volker Stevin, supervisor convicted after Alberta worker struck, killed by truck while inspecting catch basins
The Alberta Court of Justice has convicted a construction company and a supervisor under health and safety legislation after a worker was struck and killed by a truck on a …
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Opinion/Commentary
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
By Jason Foster, Athabasca University; Bob Barnetson, Athabasca University, and Susan Cake, Athabasca University In the coming months, over 200,000 public sector workers in Alberta will begin bargaining with their …
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Alberta court grants injunction to stop former employees, directors of SHAC Solutions from starting rival company
In a significant legal battle involving trade secrets and fiduciary duties, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench has granted an interlocutory injunction against former employees and directors of SHAC Sol… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Alberta lab worker, denied workers’ comp after developing long COVID, has claim sent back for review on appeal
An Alberta lab worker who was diagnosed with long COVID and has suffered ongoing health issues has had his workers’ compensation claim sent back for review after he appealed a …
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‘Religious beliefs’ different than ‘strongly held personal beliefs’: Tribunal rejects appeal from unvaccinated CNRL worker
A Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) worker who was suspended without pay after refusing to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy on religious grounds has had his case dismissed …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Three former workers at TJ Construction Management awarded more than $320,000 for harassment, discrimination by CEO
Three former employees of TJ Construction Management have been awarded damages totaling more than $320,000 after the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta ruled they had been subjected to gender-based hara… …
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By Jesse Boily | Town & Country News Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck is pushing for legislation for Alberta to better recognize foreign credentials. He is proposing Bill 203, which would …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Legislation/Press Releases
Alberta road construction company fined $295,000 after worker’s fatal incident
An Alberta paving and road construction company, Brooks Asphalt & Aggregate Ltd., part of Smith Group Holdings Ltd., has been fined $295,000 following a workplace fatality. The ruling was handed …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedRecommended
Two fired workers at CST Canada Coal reinstated with back pay after company ignores arbitration hearing
Two unionized workers who were fired from their jobs at CST Canada Coal Limited in Alberta have been reinstated, with compensation, after their union grieved the terminations. The arbitration process… …