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The public outcry over Paul Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison is raising questions about how such decisions are made and who has the authority to overturn them. Here’s a look at the process — and what life is like in medium security.  Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison has …

The U.S. Department of Defence has begun sending real-time satellite and sensor data to Canadian authorities, technology it said would help more quickly identify new fires as Canada endures one of its most destructive early wildfire seasons.  Satellite data will help Canada more quickly identify and suppress new fires, U.S. …

This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. On Friday, June 16, Jamaica’s Meteorological Service issued a flash flood watch for the entire country. Tropical Storm Cindy was on its …

Anyone coming to or leaving Prince Edward Island on Saturday will need to take the Confederation Bridge or or an airplane.  2nd time this month MV Confederation out of operation due to technical difficulties. Anyone coming to or leaving Prince Edward Island on Saturday will need to take the Confederation …

When Maxime Bernier went to Davos, Switzerland in 2008 and set foot on the grounds of the World Economic Forum’s annual conference, it would have been impossible to imagine that one day he would be publicly attacked by the Conservative Party for having attended.  The Conservatives are using Maxime Bernier’s …

It was one of the things Jody Stuart loved most about his property — a lush treeline that provided both privacy and protection from cars zipping down a well-traveled roadway outside Halifax. Those trees are now leafless and blackened, a constant reminder of a wildfire that destroyed Stuart’s house, garage …

A deadly crash has shaken people in the small southwestern Manitoba community the victims called home. Here's what we know so far about the deadly collision — and what could happen next. Investigation into crash near Carberry — and answers — could take months, RCMP say They'd left earlier that …

Canada’s population is expected to surpass 40 million people today, says Statistics Canada.  Population growth rate currently at 2.7 per cent, the highest since 1957. Canada’s population is expected to surpass 40 million people today, says Statistics Canada. The federal statistics agency’s “population clock” uses modelling to estimate Canada’s population …

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Thursday the Correctional Service Canada’s decision to transfer convicted murderer Paul Bernardo to a prison with fewer restrictions “does not sit well” with Canadians — but he stopped short of saying he would attempt to force the agency to reverse course in the face …

Manitoba RCMP are turning to their Saskatchewan counterparts for help in investigating a mass casualty crash near Carberry, Man. — which is being compared to the Humboldt Broncos tragedy in 2018.  ‘We need to get everything right’: Manitoba RCMP superintendent. Manitoba RCMP are turning to their Saskatchewan counterparts for help …