A Canora man is facing a charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm after allegedly exposing a young employee to carbon monoxide, leaving the teen hospitalized.

According to the RCMP, the alleged poisoning occurred at a business on Norway Road in the community northeast of Regina in 2023.

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“Police officers determined that on October 23, 2023, a 14-year-old employee was exposed to carbon monoxide while employed and on shift at the business,” the Mounties explained in a statement.

“A person of authority had asked the employee to use, inside their pla

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