Eighty-five prisoners from jails in the Northwest Territories are being transferred to Alberta s correctional system as wildfires bear down on Yellowknife one of the first times in Canadian history a natural disaster has forced a large-scale movement of prisoners between jurisdictions.
A new bill would provide presumptive workers compensation coverage for firefighters who develop certain cancers after fighting the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.
Three years after identifying "dysfunction" at the Edmonton Institution, Canada s prison watchdog is out with another bad review of the maximum-security facility.
Correctional investigator Ivan Zinger has once again singled out Edmonton Institution in his office’s annual report, describing “oppressive” confinement conditions and staff shortages observed by his staff last year.
A park named after someone living in homelessness is a first for Calgary
Author of the article: Madeline Smith
Publishing date: Jun 04, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 4 minute read • John Pentland, lead minister at Hillhurst United Church, poses for a photo with a framed photo of Paul Wilkinson signed by members of the community and participants at Wilkinson s funeral. A park along Memorial Drive N.W. is going to be named after Paul Wilkinson, who was homeless and well-known is the community of Kensington. Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia
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Paul Wilkinson likely spent nights sleeping rough in the Kensington park that will soon bear his name.