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The number of people in correctional institutions saw an unprecedented decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Stats Can report.

Across the country, the number of people in custody has seen an unprecedented decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s all part of the response to help contain the spread of the coronavirus in correctional institutions, but as Nicole Stillger explains, advocates say conditions in jails still need to improve.

Calgary charity YouQuest needs a vacant commercial office space to continue its services in support of people living with early-onset dementia.

Teachers believe there are "serious problems" with the government's plan for returning to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kananaskis Country Public Safety said it has recorded twice as many calls in recent months compared to the same period last year.

If you've had trouble finding the materials to get home improvement projects done, you're not alone. Canada is experiencing a country-wide lumber shortage.

The employee at the 8235 Bowridge Cres. N.W. restaurant worked their last shift at the restaurant on Aug. 12.

Northumberland OPP say both riders on an ATV which crashed on Saturday afternoon were not wearing helmets.

Officials say one man drowned and another is missing after they were seen struggling in the water at Bluffer's Park in Toronto on Saturday.

"I appeal for dialog, to refuse violence and respect justice and rights," the pontiff said in his Sunday Angelus message, speaking from his balcony in St. Peter's Square.

Abram L. Wagner of the University of Michigan says he wants to be among the first in line for an approved COVID-19 vaccine. But he also wants medical research to ensure it's safe.

Police in Cincinnati said 17 people -- including some likely fatalities -- were shot at three separate locations early Sunday morning.

For only the second time in 12 years, Marc-Andre Bernier and his underwater archaeology team at Parks Canada will not be heading north this month to explore the wrecks of the doomed Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin and his crew.

Protests began late on Aug. 9 at the closing of presidential elections. Official results say the authoritarian Lukashenko, in office since 1994, won a sixth term in a landslide with about 80 per cent of the vote.

The cause of the fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut's port remains unclear.

The connection of phone service represents the first concrete sign of the deal between the Emiratis and Israelis.

The president visited his brother at a New York City hospital on Friday after White House officials said he had become seriously ill.

Police are not looking for any other suspects.

With the huge downturn in aviation in 2020 due to COVID-19, Boeing executives will be praying for an early vaccine and early re-certification of its 737 MAX by regulators.

A pair of temporary housing facilities in midtown Toronto helped fuel duelling demonstrations on how to address homelessness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. President Donald Trump has elevated the conspiracy theory that Harris is ineligible, citing the claim without weighing in on its validity.

Snowden fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after he leaked a trove of secret files in 2013 to news organizations that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the NSA.

Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Aug 15 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.

A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Aug 15 with Kim Smith.

Countless businesses are feeling the affects of the COVID 19 Pandemic. With Edmonton being nicknamed the festival city, business that relied on visiors are feeling an extra blow. Sarah Komadina has more.