Labour advocates fume as results of probe into Amazon worker’s death kept from widow 

Labour advocates fume as results of probe into Amazon worker’s death kept from widow 
London Free Press
Grieving family members should get easy access to reports of workplace deaths, say workers’ advocates. 
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Jail for London Airbnb host who secretly filmed guests having sex

Jail for London Airbnb host who secretly filmed guests having sex
London Free Press
A tiny camera hidden in a cellphone charging block has dealt a former Airbnb host a jail sentence and a stern warning to others who dare to secretly record unsuspecting victims. Ontario Court Justice Jason Miller sentenced Abinash Samal, 43, to six months in jail followed by two years probation after the banker and part-time […]
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Probe into Amazon worker’s death finished – but widow still in dark

Probe into Amazon worker’s death finished – but widow still in dark
London Free Press
Ontario’s Labour Ministry has completed its probe into the death one year ago of an Amazon employee at its London-area mega-plant – but his widow must file a a freedom-of-information (FOI) request to get the final report that includes autopsy results. It’s a “frustrating” process that puts more stress on grieving families, said Sudbury NDP […]
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Widow of Amazon worker who died on job awaits autopsy results, answers

London Free Press
The widow of the worker who died at Amazon’s London-area mega-plant says she’s in limbo as the case continues to be investigated by Ontario’s Labour Ministry.
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Sheila Albuquerque, facing a massive rent increase on her two-bedroom apartment at 25 Centre St. as she copes with the recent loss of her husband Paulo DeSouza Bezerra and raises their one-year-old so

London Free Press
It's a sliver of relief in a dark time for the widow of the man who died suddenly at the London-area Amazon plant. Read More
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Astvansh: Amazon ensures 2024 will change the way consumers buy cars

London Free Press
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Amazon: Exposure flag raised in worker's death after plant evacuation

London Free Press
The on-the-job death of a London-area Amazon worker should be a wake-up call for more oversight and provincial regulation of large employers, particularly for heat and cold exposure, advocates say. Read More
Amazon, Ontario Ministry of Labour

Loved ones grieve employee who died at Amazon plant: 'He was pure joy'

London Free Press
Loved ones are mourning the loss of a 50-year-old man who died on the job at Amazon's London-area distribution centre, launching a crowdfunding campaign to support his widow and young son. Read More
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Amazon: A fire alarm sent workers into -20 C cold, then one died

London Free Press
An Amazon worker died at its London-area mega-plant shortly after the online giant sent staff outside for about 20 minutes in wind-chill temperatures of -20 C due to a fire alarm. Read More
Amazon, Labour Ministry, Southwold Township

The municipality just south of London has seen the highest growth in tax assessment, $286.2 million, across the province for communities with a population under 15,000, the Municipal Property Assessme

London Free Press
Call it Amazon’s impact, as the online retail giant will help Southwold Township to a tax revenue windfall. Read More
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The community that landed the delivery giant is bracing for more growth as industry is looking hard at the remaining 500 acres of land undeveloped on the former Ford assembly site that is now home to

London Free Press
Southwold Township doesn’t know how much its Amazon property tax windfall will be, but the municipality already has plans for the money, Mayor Grant Jones said Wednesday. Read More
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 Amazon, the global shipping business, unveiled its massive London-area Fulfillment Centre Tuesday, offering a glimpse behind the curtain on how it gets all that stuff, to all those places, so quickly

London Free Press
Amazon, the global shipping business, unveiled its massive London-area fulfilment centre Tuesday, offering a glimpse of how it gets all that stuff to all those places so quickly. Read More
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