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Biometric monitoring installation by Grande Prairie police aims to improve safety in holding cells
01 Oct 2026
The Grande Prairie Police Service is installing contactless biometric monitoring technology in eight holding cells to help prevent death and serious injuries of people in custody.
Cranbrook mayoral candidates differ on experience, public safety and growth ahead of vote
01 Oct 2026
Public safety, economic growth and experience are emerging as key points of contrast between the two candidates running to become Cranbrook's next mayor.
Proposed N.W.T. liquor rules aim to replace territory-wide restrictions
01 Oct 2026
Draft regulations for the N.W.T.’s new Liquor Act would replace territory-wide blanket restrictions with local municipal bylaw powers. Public feedback on the proposed rules is open through Oct. 16.
This hands-free crutch gives people with knee injuries a new way to move around
01 Oct 2026
A team of engineering students at UPEI created a new accessibility device for people recovering from knee injuries. It's hands-free and designed to distribute weight evenly on both legs, unlike traditional crutches. CBC’s Camryn Farquharson reports.
P.E.I.'s minimum wage rises 30 cents to $17.30 an hour as of Thursday
01 Oct 2026
As of Thursday, the minimum wage in Prince Edward Island is $17.30 an hour, an increase of 30 cents.
High rent the No. 1 issue for N.B. tenants in government survey
01 Oct 2026
Despite a rent cap brought in two years ago, New Brunswick tenants say they're still struggling to afford housing. Their advocates say the number of affordable units is falling fast because of loose regulations and incentivized evictions.
The final moose hunt of 91-year-old Stillman Maynard
01 Oct 2026
Stillman Maynard, 91, of Fredericton Junction stunned his entire family when he announced he'd won a moose licence.
PQ kicks campaign into high gear with a 3,000km blitz across Quebec in a day
01 Oct 2026
As the Parti Québécois holds its lead in the polls, it's also accelerating its campaign with a close to 3,000 kilometre blitz that’ll see leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon make three stops in three diff
2 stabbings early Thursday near Rideau, Dalhousie streets
01 Oct 2026
Ottawa paramedics say two people were stabbed in what's being described for now as two separate incidents near the west end of Rideau Street around 3 a.m.
How this blanket exercise is teaching Ottawans Indigenous history
01 Oct 2026
The Ottawa Public Library has been hosting interactive learning sessions in the days surrounding National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Rachelle Elsiufi spoke with John Henri Commanda, a Sixties S
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