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Former Yukon government employee says she faced discrimination at work
Elise Pendlebury says working as a regional economic advisor with the Yukon government was her dream job, but discrimination on the basis of her political beliefs led to an untenable work situation and eventually her resignation.The Yukon Human Rights Commission heard from Pendlebury and a number of her supervisors this week to determine whether a letter of reprimand the Department of Economic Development sent to Pendlebury in 2020 demonstrated the alleged discrimination.Pendlebury told the comm
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How in the world did Hudson Bay score Canada’s hot spots this week?
Two communities near Hudson Bay were Canada’s hot spots this week
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Vancouver Police arrest 14 pro-Palestinian protesters for blocking rail lines
VANCOUVER — Police say they have arrested 14 people at a protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were blocking rail lines in East Vancouver. Cst. Tania Visintin says protesters who were blocking the Canadian National Railway lines refused multiple requests to move and some "became hostile" with officers. She says in a statement that more than three hours after police were called, 14 protesters were arrested for mischief and obstruction at 2:30 p.m. Visintin says investigators will recommend
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Rabbi says members of Vancouver synagogue were inside during arson attack
VANCOUVER — Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt said people were inside Vancouver's Schara Tzedeck synagogue after services Thursday night when they heard a "bang" outside. But it was a passerby who alerted the congregation that their building was on fire, Rosenblatt said, recounting what members told him as he pointed to the scorched front door on Friday morning. "One of our members took off his jacket and threw it over the fire and extinguished it at that point, but apparently the flames had reached up to
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Captain failed to follow protocol after non-binary firefighter allegedly assaulted, Crown suggests
The Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) captain in charge of the station where a firefighter allegedly choked and assaulted a non-binary crewmate failed to follow workplace policies following the incident, suggested the Crown attorney.Friday marked three full weeks of the criminal trial of an OFS captain and a former firefighter at the Ottawa Courthouse, concluding the examination of witnesses. The court has heard that on Sept. 14, 2022, former firefighter Eric Einagel and rookie Ash Weaver got into a ph
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Yukon Crown drops charges laid after grizzly bear killed near Klukshu last year
Charges laid against a Yukon hunter after a grizzly bear was killed near the traditional fishing village of Klukshu last year have been dropped. Scott Damsteegt was facing a count each under the Yukon's Wildlife Act of hunting a grizzly bear when he was not permitted to and careless use of a firearm, with court documents alleging an offence date of Nov. 8, 2023. Damsteegt's first cou
