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The federal Liberal government announced changes to the justice system Thursday that are intended to keep some offenders locked up for longer as Ottawa tries to drive down crime rates. The new legislation, C-14, makes dozens of targeted changes to the bail and sentencing framework in the federal Criminal Code, …
Read More »Ontario plans for tougher encampment rules stir emotional debate, including among Thunder Bay shelter users
Although she’s had no permanent home for two years, Bunny Chief says she often gives up her space at the overnight shelter so others have a warm place to sleep. “I try to make room for everybody else because I do have a little heater in my tent,” she said. But …
Read More »Fatal MMA fight near Edmonton prompts calls for tougher combat rules in Alberta
Trokon Dousuah, surrounded by the black steel of a mixed martial arts cage, is declared the victor as the arena thrums with cheers from the crowd. Moments later, spectators groan and gasp as he is carried out of the octagon, struggling to stand. The amateur event, featuring competitors new to mixed …
Read More »Zelensky asks G7 leaders for better air defences and tougher sanctions on Russia
The ongoing war in Ukraine moved from being a distant, abstract conflict to something more tangible for the leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies on Monday with an address by the embattled country’s president. Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 leaders that despite their efforts to arm his country and to isolate the regime of Russian President Vladimir …
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