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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 …

As Russian troops shell them from across the river, city workers dressed in body armour are struggling to clear the mess left behind in Kherson, Ukraine by flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.  About 20 per cent of the city remained underwater on Thursday. The day the …

As Haiti’s police struggle to contain powerful armed gangs, a disagreement between the Dominican Republic and Canada spilled out into the public on Friday, further complicating an international plan to boost Haiti’s outgunned police force.  Joly said Canada would set up an office in Dominican Republic; its foreign minister says …

The Ugandan school where attackers killed dozens of students Friday was built with the help of a B.C.-based non-profit, the group’s co-founder and former vice-president Peter Hunt confirmed to CBC News.  B.C.-based group helped build school in Mpondwe between 2010 and 2011. The Ugandan school where attackers killed dozens of …

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. …

THE judge in the last illegal drug case standing between former senator Leila de Lima and her freedom from detention inhibited himself after he was accused of conflict of interest. Judge Romeo Buenaventura of Branch 256 of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) granted the motions for inhibition filed by …

STRONG GROWTH TRAJECTORY. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his speech during the International Trade Forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023, says dynamic innovation will be at the heart of the transformation and growth of the exports industry. Joey Razon  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday unveiled a six-year plan to …

SHOWCASING PH ECONOMY. The economic team, led by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno (third from left), holds the seventh Philippine Economic Briefing in Singapore on June 15, 2023 at the Fullerton Hotel to showcase the country’s robust growth and new investment opportunities. Other members of the economic team who attended the …

Pope Francis on Friday was discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring, with his surgeon saying the pontiff is now “better than before” the hospitalization.  Surgeon says Francis is ‘better than before’ following surgery to repair …

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 …