Federal prisons ill-equipped for long-term mental health care: watchdog
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts.
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Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with victim
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications rel…
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Quebec labour minister wants power to intervene in Montreal transit strike
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Quebec government wants the power to intervene in a strike that has disrupted public transit in Montreal since the start of November.
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Ontario court rejects Frank Stronach’s challenge ahead of Toronto sex assault trial
Michael Talbot / citynews - An Ontario judge has dismissed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach’s bid to quash his committal to stand trial on one of the dozen charges he faces in his Toronto sexual assault case. Stronach, 93, was committed to stand trial on 12 charges following a…
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Quebec man sentenced to life in prison for killing of 10-year-old in 1994
theglobeandmail - Judge says Réal Courtemanche has shown no remorse and there’s no hope for his rehabilitation
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Clio closes US$1-billion acquisition backed by new financing as it seeks to become ‘everything app’ for lawyers
Sean Silcoff / theglobeandmail - B.C. company with IPO ambitions valued at US$5-billion provides AI-enabled software for law firms
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Brampton man charged in extortion-related shootings, search on for 2nd suspect
Sean Previl / globalnews - One of two suspects in extortion-related shootings in the Peel Region has been arrested, police say, while a second suspect has not yet been identified or apprehended.
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More than 10K people protest Quebec’s physician payment law at Bell Centre
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The protest took aim at Premier Francois Legault's legislation known as Bill 2, which changes how doctors in the province are paid.
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States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty Monday over whether they can — and should — provide full monthly benefits during an ongoing legal battle involving the U.S. government shutdown.
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Alberta creates committee to tackle class sizes after forcing striking teachers back to work
theglobeandmail - Premier Danielle Smith, who will chair the 11-person taskforce, says there will be opportunity for input from educators and school boards.
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Trailer Park Boys star Mike Smith charged with sex assault in Halifax
Ian Shantz / torontosun - Fifty-three-year-old actor who plays the character Bubbles was charged by Halifax Regional Police on Oct. 2.
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WARMINGTON: All 330 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms have been culled, video evidence shows
Joe Warmington / torontosun - Many questions remain, including why were rifles used to kill the ostriches and will the CFIA conduct autopsies?
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N.S. premier criticizes ‘disgusting’ ban on staff wearing poppies in some courtrooms
Rebecca Lau / globalnews - 'Disgusting' is how Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston described the decision not to allow staff to wear poppies in some courtrooms ahead of Remembrance Day.
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Ontario to scrap legal requirement to set and update climate target
John Marchesan / citynews - The Ontario government is set to scrap requirements that it set an emissions target and update its climate plan, wiping out key measures for holding the government to account on efforts to fight global warming. A plan to repeal parts of the 2018 Cap and T…
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Alberta teachers to challenge government's back-to-work order
theglobeandmail - The Alberta teachers' union says it is taking Premier Danielle Smith's government to court for passing a law to end their weeks-long strike and for using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to do it.
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Officers cleared in fatal shooting of 15-year-old Indigenous boy in Wetaskiwin last year
Kelsey Patterson / citynews - Police were justified in the fatal 2024 shooting of a 15-year-old Indigenous boy in Wetaskiwin because he intimated he was pointing a gun at one of the officers, according to Alberta’s police watchdog. Hoss Lightning, who is not named in Thursday’s report…
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Man given life sentence after pleading guilty to murders of Ottawa family
Anja Karadeglija / theglobeandmail - Febrio De-Zoysa pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a mass stabbing
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Supreme Court to hear appeals in challenge to Saskatchewan’s pronoun law
Christopher Oldcorn / westernstandard - Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to hear appeals in the constitutional fight over Saskatchewan’s pronoun law, setting the stage for a national test of how far governments can go when they shield legislation with the Charter’s notwithstanding clau…
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Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeal of ostrich cull order
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Will Alberta Kill Recall Laws Now That UCP MLAs Are at Risk?
David Climenhaga / thetyee - Legislation stripping teachers of their Charter rights has brought new challenges to the Smith government.
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