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Can I refuse to train an agency employee on my position, on the ground that I myself have been denied further training in different areas of the company I've been working for almost 5 years?

Can I resign due to a toxic stressful work environment and apply for E.I in BC. I have worked with the same employer for 3 years, non union, no extended benefits package. I am an Executive Assistant with no support staff. I have had multiple serious medical issues over the last year and have continued to work through them. I have passed my threshold for stress and my employer has toxic traits. I have tried to communicate my concerns but it makes things worse. My mental and physical health are at stake and I ccan no longer endure this position. Not sure of my rights or eligibility for E.I benefits.

I was internally promoted at my job, and when they did, they out me back on probation. I was just wondering if that normal/legal?

How long can someone be on paid administrative leave while an ‘investigation’ is being conducted before a decision is made to terminate or keep ?

What protections are there for someone who is scheduled for surgery, which has been preapproved and the time off request has been acknowledged by the employer, but the employee is terminated prior to the surgery date? There's a whole subplot about validity of the employment agreement due to ambiguous terms that are being applied in favour of the employer and not the employee, an extended probationary period that was applied unilaterally and without consideration, and a couple other twists to complicate things, but in respect to having a medical leave approved but then the employee is terminated before the protected leave can begin, is there anything that protects the employee in that situtation? I know the Ontario Teachers Unions have had some success with gauranteeing job security for teachers who become preganant but have not yet begun maternity leave, but that's Ontario, and union, and I am neither of those things.