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Publication Date: April 16, 2026 - 04:00
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Reintegration from corrections a 'critical juncture' in northern Ontario's drug crisis
April 16, 2026
A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, and says people from northern communities and First Nations become increasingly at risk of harm upon leaving correctional facilities.
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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is hard not to admire. He’s not your typical status-quo accountant or cautious politician.
Houston has no interest in managing Nova Scotia’s decline. He wants to reverse course and spark a genuine cultural shift — “back to a sense that we can build things, we can do things. We just have to have the courage and confidence to do it.”
Last year, he took on the energy minister portfolio himself. This week, he appointed Stephen MacDonald, former CEO of EfficiencyOne, as deputy minister of energy. Together, they will aggressively pitch Nova Scotia as a...
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April 19, 2026 - 08:03 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A man assaulted six years ago by a guard while he was a prisoner at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has been awarded $65,000 in damages.
Kelsey Stewart took the federal government to court seeking $240,000 in damages for his injuries, and to deter similar assaults in the future.
“The Attorney General of Canada (AGC), acting on behalf of Correctional Service Canada, admitted that the use of force during this incident was not proportionate to the circumstances. The AGC accepted that some damages should be paid to Mr. Stewart as a result of the injuries he suffered but proposed a...
April 19, 2026 - 08:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
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