Workplace Violence
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London, Ont. restaurant fined $55K after worker injured by customer in 2023An Ontario Justice of the Peace found that the company had no workplace violence policy in place and 'little to no procedure or training' for handling violent situations.CanadaDec 2, 2025
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Nurses call for safety improvements after Langley hospital attackThe pressure comes after a nurse was recently assaulted at Langley Memorial Hospital, the latest in a string of similar incidents.HealthMar 18, 2025
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‘Attempted stabbings, sexual assaults’: B.C. paramedics decry on-the-job violenceThe Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. says for years its members have faced physical, verbal and sexual violence in the field, but have felt obliged to tolerate it as "part of the job."HealthFeb 4, 2025
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B.C. nurses testify about ‘epidemic’ of workplace violence at Senate committeeThe union representing British Columbia's nurses took their concerns about an "epidemic" of violence against their colleagues to Ottawa on Wednesday.HealthDec 4, 2024
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B.C. logged more than 1,800 health-care workplace violence claims last year: DataThe data from the workplace safety regulator show there were more than 1,800 claims of workplace violence in the health-care sector in 2023 — up from just over 1,624 in 2022.HealthDec 2, 2024
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Man who attacked B.C. Uber driver sentenced to 1 day in jail, 1 year probationWilliam Tickle pleaded guilty to assault over an attack on an Uber driver caught on camera in April. He was given credit for time served while awaiting sentencing.CrimeJul 4, 2023
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Ontario service workers say they were fired for speaking out about unsafe conditionsDevelopmental service workers in Alliston, Ont., say they were fired for raising concerns about a dangerous work environment at the Community Living Association of South Simcoe.CanadaMar 7, 2023
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Developmental service workers in Alliston speak out after concussions, stitches and broken bonesDevelopmental Services workers in Alliston, Ont., are raising concerns about a dangerous work environment after multiple reports of assaults.HealthDec 21, 2022
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Bank of Canada won’t say whether it used NDAs in harassment, workplace violence casesAfter receiving six complaints over two years and saying half violated its policy for workplace violence and harassment, the Bank of Canada is mum on the scope of repercussions.CanadaNov 21, 2022
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Bank of Canada says 6 harassment complaints made over 2 years, half broke rulesBank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem spoke at a conference this week where he said economics is going through its own '#MeToo reckoning.'CanadaNov 17, 2022
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