Aug 3, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In June, an Ontario arbitrator upheld the suspension and dismissal of an Ontario gold mine worker who failed a drug test for cannabis after a serious workplace incident and a return-to-work test. The employer, Newmont-Goldcorp Canada (NGC), hired the worker in 2007 at...
Aug 1, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a new Alberta grievance arbitration decision, Fort Mckay Logistics LP, Fort Mcmurray Division v General Teamsters, local Union No. 362, 2022 CanLII 78227, an employer’s termination of employment of an employee due to a failed drug test was overturned, since it was...
Jul 25, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to recent data released by the B.C. Coroners Service, there were 1,018 overdose-related deaths in the province in the first five months of 2023. These figures correspond to a 2.9% increase in the number of deaths reported to the service compared to the same...
Jul 20, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Police in the Northwest Territories have been warning residents not to take justice into their own hands after two incidents of residents pursuing and assaulting suspected drug dealers. On June 17, residents of Aklavik, N.W.T. organized anti-drug demonstrations...
Jul 13, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to a recent article published by CBC News, individuals who use fentanyl on the streets of London have reported it becoming more potent and cheaper than ever, thereby increasing the risk of opioid overdose and death. “I really believe it’s getting...
Jul 11, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in June, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced it seized 6,300 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in jugs labelled as canola oil in Metro Vancouver over the last six months. Specifically, one of the seizures of the drug was the largest-ever...
