CSC told staff not to inform public about Luka Magnotta transfer: docs
Newly released documents show Correctional Service Canada instructed staff not to tell the public about Luka Magnotta's transfer to a medium security prison.
Canada
May 14
More transparency needed after high-profile prison transfers: ex-watchdog
Howard Sapers, a former Correctional Investigator of Canada, says Canadians deserve to know more about the law and why corrections officials make their decisions.
Canada
May 19
Serial killer Robert Pickton attacked in Quebec prison
Quebec provincial police said the 74-year-old Robert Pickton was taken to hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening.
Crime
May 20
Correctional officers rally in Abbotsford to protest rise in workplace violence
The demonstration outside the Pacific regional headquarters aims to highlight the violence faced by its members, who often sustain injuries while on the job.
Canada
Apr 18
‘It’s the women, the victims and families that are hurting today’: Little changed since Pickton
An Indigenous leader in B.C. says little has changed since the crimes of serial killer Robert Pickton, as community members reflect on news that he was attacked in prison.
Canada
May 22
Princess Anne to help commission new navy vessel in B.C. ceremony
The first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel for Canada's Pacific fleet will officially be commissioned in a ceremony featuring Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles.
Politics
May 3
The West Block – Episode 36, Season 13
We’re learning more details about the secretive transfer of one of Canada’s most brutal killers: Luka Magnotta. Why is the prison system so secretive?
Politics
May 19
Inmate who briefly escaped from New Brunswick prison was violent career criminal
The inmate attracted national attention in 2008 when he managed to slip out of double-locked leg irons and flee from the back of a corrections van.
Crime
Apr 18
New tech, successful in-car program revives Hamilton police pitch for body cameras
Hamilton police chief Frank Bergin insists newer, better body-worn cameras on patrol officers could ease 'distrust with some communities.'
Canada
Apr 29
‘We just want to get paid’: Airport security screeners in Atlantic Canada take job action
Workers who carry out security screening at 15 airports across Atlantic Canada are taking job action over unpaid wages.
Canada
Apr 24
‘A life of service’: Former N.B. MLA Sue Stultz passes away at 71, remembered for charity work
The turkey drive Stultz spearheaded in 1991 feeds thousands of Monctonians every year around the holidays. The Moncton Firefighters Association plans on continuing the tradition.
Canada
Apr 9
Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding across Canada, critics say
Healing lodges for Indigenous people convicted of crimes have a track record of success. Supporters are asking why the lodges don't get more government support.
Canada
Apr 20
Nearly 1 in 4 federal inmates are receiving treatment for opioid addiction
'The crisis is alarming,' one expert said as new data shows nearly one in four federal inmates in Canada are receiving treatment for opioid addiction, more than double since 2016.
Canada
Apr 12
Basil Borutski, Ontario man who killed 3 women in 2015, dies in prison: CSC
Basil Borutski, 66, was serving an indefinite sentence at Millhaven Institution at the time of his death on Thursday, March 28.
Crime
Apr 2
Advocacy groups speak out against domestic violence comments by Nova Scotia minister
Several Nova Scotia groups that assist women are speaking out against comments on domestic violence by Justice Minister Brad Johns, and at least one is calling for his dismissal.
Politics
Apr 19
Anti-money laundering watchdog gives failing grades to banks, real estate companies
An internal report from Canada’s financial-crimes watchdog found most banking and real estate companies it audited are not following the country’s anti-money laundering laws.
Money
Apr 11
Vancouver has highest fuel prices and highest fuel tax in North America, expert says
Prices in Metro Vancouver rose to $201.9 a litre on average Monday morning, with the carbon tax increase accounting for about three cents of that jump.
Economy
Apr 1
Sask. highway patrol seizes 6.6M illegal cigarettes worth $3.3M
Inside a commercial trailer, RCMP found 22 pallets of unstamped cigarettes. The 6.6 million cigarettes were estimated to be worth $3.3 million on the illicit market.
Canada
Mar 21
Microsoft’s ‘cascade of security failures’ blamed for Chinese hack of U.S. officials
A blistering report from the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board found Microsoft still doesn't know the root cause of the 2023 hack that targeted the U.S. government and others.
Tech
Apr 3
Alberta proposes new mental health and addiction agency as toxic drug deaths reach historic high
More than 1,700 people died from toxic drugs between January and November last year, making it the worst year since the province's substance use surveillance system was created.
Health
Apr 2