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National security watchdog investigating RCMP decision not to investigate flight PS752, lawyer says

Relatives of victims of the shooting down of Flight PS752 over Iran have filed complaints against former RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki over her decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the deadly incident. The plaintiffs’ lawyer said a national security watchdog must now determine whether Lucki and her police force acted appropriately. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired two …

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Criminal networks switch from importing fentanyl to Canadian-made products

Organized criminal organizations are no longer interested in importing the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, but are producing the substance mainly on Canadian soil. A briefing prepared for the Deputy Minister of Health Canada and obtained by CBC News through an access to information request outlines changes law enforcement agencies have observed in the illicit market for the drug. “Superlab interdictions …

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Population growth and health care shortages could lead to more Code Orange warnings on PEI

In just over three months, hospitals on PEI have seen three Code Orange reports, compared to the same number in all of 2023. As the province’s population continues to grow and health care in the island’s hospitals becomes scarce, some health officials say this will happen even more often in the coming years. Code Orange is issued when multiple potential …

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Hamilton students head to Iceland to map caves with a drone in hopes their invention will be used in space

A team of students from McMaster University in Hamilton will soon head to Iceland, where they will set up camp near a series of underground lava tubes that they plan to map with a drone. The drone uses hardware and software designed by the students, who hope that their technology can be used in space exploration in the future, to …

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