Guards flee Nova Scotia prison after bomb threat

Springhill prison on lockdown
Guards leave building after bomb threat, return after deadline
Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2009
CBC News [Nova Scotia]
Guards at a locked down federal prison in Springhill, N.S., are back on the job following a bomb scare.
Earlier this week, Correctional Service Canada was warned there could be an unauthorized device in the building. The [...]

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Striking Windsor city workers suspected of sabotage

Tension rising on the line
City strike turns ugly
By Trevor Wilhelm, The Windsor Star [Ontario]
May 22, 2009
Tempers are boiling over and nerves are wearing thin as the CUPE strike drags into week six, with the frustration manifesting itself in allegations of picket line fights, vandalism, threats and stolen garbage.
Papa Cheney’s owner Alissa Coutts said her business [...]

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Prisoner rebellion and strike in Ontario

Prison uprising halted
Posted By ROB TRIPP, SUN MEDIA
Peterborough Examiner [Ontario] ‎
May 22, 2009‎
Prison guards used gas and shotguns to contain an uprising at maximumsecurity Millhaven penitentiary.
The incident began Wednesday night and lasted roughly 16 1/2 hours, until noon yesterday, when the convicts agreed to return to their cells.
Corrections Canada says 48 prisoners remained in an [...]

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Prisoners strike at Matsqui, guards respond with lockdown

Work refusal leads to Matsqui lockdown
Christina Toth, The Abbotsford Times [British Columbia]
Published: Friday, May 22, 2009
Matsqui Institution inmates have been confined to their living units since May 19, in an effort by prison officials to douse potential unrest over new structured work schedules, and in response to threats of assault against some inmates.
Since March 30, [...]

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Saskatoon cab drivers suspended following protest

Cab drivers suspended following protest
David Hutton, The StarPhoenix [Saskatchewan]
Published: Friday, May 15, 2009
At least 25 taxi drivers have been suspended by United Cabs after raising allegations of racism and discrimination by their employer at a demonstration Wednesday.
The company denies the allegations and says it moved to lock out the employees for what it called a [...]

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Tamils’ highway closure was ‘wrong way to protest’: Ont. premier

Tamils’ highway closure was ‘wrong way to protest’: Ont. premier
Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2009
CBC News [Ontario]
The protest that shut down one of Toronto’s major roadways on Sunday moved to midtown and to Queen’s Park on Monday, where members of the city’s Tamil community are demanding the federal government do more to help end the [...]

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Mohawks march on border in protest of arming guards

Mohawks march on border in protest of arming guards
Posted By Michael Peeling
Cornwall Standard Freeholder [Ontario]
Monday, May 11, 2009

Hundreds of Mohawks marched across the Seaway International Bridge into Canada from the U. S. on Saturday to protest a plan to arm border guards.
And things are taking a more ominous tone as the protesters claim they’ll evict [...]

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