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black employees slam ontario public service for rampant systemic racism
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Black employees slam Ontario Public Service for rampant, systemic racism

On his first day as a corrections officer at a Toronto jail, Glendon Thomas was barred from entering. Back in 2004 as a Black...

1 dead 2 injured in shooting at burnaby shopping centre
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1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Burnaby shopping centre

There’s been another shooting in Metro Vancouver, this time at a shopping complex in Burnaby. Police on the scene at Market Crossing told CBC News...

deadly shooting at vancouver airport linked to gangs police say
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Deadly shooting at Vancouver airport linked to gangs, police say

A 28-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday at Vancouver International Airport in what police believe was a gang-related killing. The shooting, which occurred mid-afternoon outside...

proposed federal justice reforms could reduce number of indigenous black people in system say advocates
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Proposed federal justice reforms could reduce number of Indigenous, Black people in system, say advocates

Advocates for justice system reform are welcoming new proposals from the federal government to address the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous individuals and other racialized groups in the criminal...

woman whose frozen body found after release from jail died of overdose sask coroner says
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Woman whose frozen body found after release from jail died of overdose, Sask. coroner says

Kimberly Squirrel, a mother of six from the Yellow Quill First Nation whose frozen body was found in Saskatoon in January, was a victim...

canada and new zealand both have hot housing markets but only 1 has plan to cool things down
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Canada and New Zealand both have hot housing markets, but only 1 has plan to cool things down

The idea that Canadian residential real estate prices are rising at an unsustainable pace is no longer just a subject for Twitter rants...

b c ordered to pay 964k to former correctional officer targeted for being black
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B.C. ordered to pay $964K to former correctional officer targeted for being Black

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the province to pay compensation of almost a million dollars to a former corrections officer who...

jail guards scanned him as negative for drugs he died hours later with fentanyl hidden in his body
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Jail guards scanned him as negative for drugs. He died hours later with fentanyl hidden in his body

Ever since her son died of a massive fentanyl overdose behind bars, Angela Vos has been kept awake at night by a single...

penitentiary staff arrested in killing of indigenous inmate in st johns
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Penitentiary staff arrested in killing of Indigenous inmate in St. John’s

Police have arrested an undisclosed number of correctional officers in connection to the death of Jonathan Henoche, an Indigenous man who was housed at...

case challenges horrific prison surveillance some consider harsher than solitary confinement
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Case challenges ‘horrific’ prison surveillance some consider harsher than solitary confinement

Advocates for women in prison are heading to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro, N.S., on Monday, aiming to end a practice...

ontario woman sidelined from parole reviews for man who murdered her father
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Ontario woman sidelined from parole reviews for man who murdered her father

An Oshawa, Ont., woman whose father was murdered nearly 30 years ago says she’s being left out of the legal process that may soon...

inmates say theyre not safe from covid 19 at edmonton remand centre
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Inmates say they’re not safe from COVID-19 at Edmonton Remand Centre

Inmates say they can’t protect themselves from COVID-19 at the Edmonton Remand Centre where it’s difficult to physically distance, access masks or practice good...

kingston ont declares mask use mandatory at many indoor locations after covid 19 outbreak
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Kingston, Ont., declares mask use mandatory at many indoor locations after COVID-19 outbreak

The city of Kingston, Ont., has decided to make mask use mandatory for workers and customers at many indoor public locations following an outbreak...

alberta planning to create provincial parole board
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Alberta planning to create provincial parole board

Alberta will have its own parole board to hear applications from provincial inmates, should new legislation become law. The United Conservative Party government...

is the coronavirus ravaging your investment portfolio heres what you need to know
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Is the coronavirus ravaging your investment portfolio? Here’s what you need to know

As the coronavirus continues its global spread, Canadians are worried not only about their health but also about their retirement plans. Many people’s hard-earned investment...

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