Sep 18, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
There are two distinctions as recognized by ITU (International Triathlon Union), those are ‘Elite’ and ‘Age Grouper’. These two terms are synonymous with the labels ‘Professional’ and ‘Amateur’, which are what the...
Sep 13, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
With the legalization of cannabis only a month away, the federal government is inching towards establishing regulations for cannabis and driving under its influence. Despite criticisms that its functional temperature range isn’t appropriate for Canadian winters,...
Sep 11, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Finally, Canada is in the final stages of approving a roadside testing device that will be used across the country to test for THC, the active component in cannabis, once cannabis is legalized this coming October. In July, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould...
Sep 6, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The reinstatement of a Hibernia employee who was fired in 2015 for failing a drug test has been unanimously upheld by the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. In the case of Hibernia Platform Employers’ Organization v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers...
Sep 4, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Statistics Canada recently revealed that over one million Canadians have been in a car with a driver who has recently (in this case, less than two hours prior) used cannabis, and that nearly 15% of licensed Canadian drivers have admitted to using cannabis and driving...
Aug 28, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A study of alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations run by the Canadian Institute for Health Information has released its findings, and the results don’t look good for Canadian women, who have seen a 26% uptick in deaths resulting from alcohol in less than two...
