Ottawa facing mounting pressure to protect inmates in minister’s absence
Over 30 per cent of tests administered in federal prisons have come back positive.
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Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand: From ballet slippers to MMA champion
Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand is a force to be reckoned with. The 18-year-old from the Okanagan…
Prison rights groups hold ‘Where is Bill Blair’ marches in Ottawa and Toronto
‘We looked for Minister Blair in Ottawa and Scarborough to answer questions about how he is handling the COVID-19 pandemic behind bars’
COVID-19 aid money rolls into Saskatchewan as government stresses flattening the curve
“It’s become very clear there that those communities need this work to continue.”
Goodfish Lake First Nation switches gears from laundry to medical masks
For 40 years, Goodfish Lake First Nation in Alberta has been operating one of the…
Alberta must get back to monitoring tailings ponds, environment say water keepers
‘There’s times on a good hot day I would smell Fort McMurray from here’
Innovative program gets surplus food to First Nations in need
“After we develop relationships, there is this infrastructure, this training. Every community needs a champion.”
Town of Oka and Kanesatake territory at odds over COVID-19 check points
‘It’s like there’s a sea of it surrounding us’
Coalition of civil rights groups file constitutional challenge over handling of inmates during pandemic
‘The Correctional Service of Canada has failed to take the steps that would make physical distancing possible within its institutions.’
