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A report into an altercation at Edmonton Institution last year sheds light on correctional officers’ use of force and the strained relationship between inmates and employees at the maximum security federal prison.  CBC News obtained internal investigation through an access to information request. A report into an altercation at Edmonton …

Members of the Chinese diaspora in Canada say the country can’t afford the lengthy public hearing process that will only tell them what they already know. Instead, they are demanding action on a foreign agent registry.  Canadians can’t afford to wait for a months-long public hearing process, advocate says. The …

A primer on what’s involved in building and developing a multiplex residential property in Toronto.  Toronto is aiming to make multi-unit low-rise housing easier to build. Architect Tom Knezic knows multiplexes. The Solares Architecture co-founder has designed at least a dozen of them and even built some himself. With Toronto …

Much-needed rainfall in Shelburne County is allowing firefighters to attack a massive wildfire that has been burning out of control for nearly a week. But Premier Tim Houston says it remains out of control.  Schools in Shelburne County will remain closed Monday and Tuesday. Watch as ground crews continue to …

Another Quebec municipality was evacuated due to forest fires Friday evening. The 2,000 residents of Lebel-sur-Quévillon were called to leave their homes as a nearby blaze approached the community.  Nearly twice as many fires in Quebec this year compared to 10-year average. More Quebec municipalities are receiving evacuation notices as …

The letter arrived last week, ending our 23-year relationship.  It opened the way you’d expect — “this letter is probably the hardest one I have ever written” — before going on in great detail and with much sadness about how the timing wasn’t right, before giving me the old “it’s …

An oft-delayed decision on the fate of a grounded water bomber will be pushed back further.  In February, the Newfoundland and Labrador government issued a request for qualifications to short-list companies capable of fixing the aircraft, which hasn’t been in the air since 2018. That document stressed that the decision …

Many of the residents of Val d’Or say they feel unsafe in the small city and blame the homeless population. For those who work with First Nations people in the area, the language used is unacceptable and will do nothing to help the community heal.  Anger bubbles over in mining …

Kail Dutt was nine years old in 2021 when he decided the Cape Breton Regional Municipality should have a pump track.  And thanks to his efforts, it soon will. The CBRM has issued a tender for the construction of a paved pump track in the former Neville Park soccer field …

Hot weather will continue to challenge firefighters in B.C. this week, as statistics released Monday confirmed that the 2023 wildfire season has already broken some records. Donnie Creek fire one of the largest recorded in province, total area burned in B.C. already eclipses 2022 Hot weather will continue to challenge …