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Ten former workers at the NARL Refining oil refinery in Come By Chance, N.L, have launched lawsuits against their former employer. The claimants allege they were dismissed without proper notice, or payment in lieu of notice.(Terry Roberts/CBC)
Some non-unionized workers who were laid off last year after the global pandemic forced the idling of the Come By Chance oil refinery are now suing their former employer.
CBC News has uncovered 10 separate statements of claim filed at Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, with the claimants seeking anywhere from $200,000 to $500,000 in special damages from NARL Refining LP, the owner and operator, and its general partner, NARL Refining Inc.
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11 amazing Alabama actors who deserved Oscar love
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Cullman native Channing Tatum, while in Birmingham serving as the grand marshal for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. (Tamika Moore / People of Alabama)People of Alabama
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Alabama has had its day at the Oscars, with actors from the state and films shot or set in it racking up major awards including best picture.
But what about the snubs? How do we make it right? Alabama boasts its share of amazing big screen talent, many of whom have done Oscar-worthy work that went totally unrecognized by the Academy. This shall not stand. We are here to stand up for those whose career-best performances could still merit an honorary statuette.
Jim Lester lost the district of Mount Pearl North to Liberal Lucy Stoyles by 109 votes.
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Jim Lester lost the district of Mount Pearl North by 109 votes to Liberal Lucy Stoyles in the 2021 provincial election. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)
After losing his seat by 109 votes in last month s provincial election, PC candidate Jim Lester is turning to the courts in the hopes of having the results voided and a new election called in his former district, but he also wants a ruling on whether the vote adhered to Newfoundland and Labrador legislation. It s very important to have faith in the outcome of elections, Lester told reporters on Wednesday.
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s New Democratic Party has filed a legal challenge to last month’s provincial election, alleging widespread irregularities with mail-in balloting and asking a judge to toss out the results.
The constitutional challenge comes after the pandemic-delayed vote
saw
one of the lowest turnouts ever in a Canadian provincial election. A COVID-19 outbreak forced the last-minute cancellation of all in-person voting, and just 48 per cent of eligible voters ended up casting a ballot.
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