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Sweden closes four prisons as number of inmates plummetsDecline partly put down to strong focus on rehabilitation and more lenient sentences for some offences. Swedish courts have given more lenient sentences for drug offences following a ruling of the country's supreme court in 2011.
Chicago cop's 3rd shooting in 6 monthsProsecutors said that although Gildardo Sierra fired his weapon 16 times, hitting Flint Farmer seven times -- including three times in the back -- they did not think they could show that the shooting was unreasonable, a key component of proving that Sierr

The Federal Court of Canada has awarded a Nova Scotia man $21,000 in damages after a judge ruled Bell TV had violated his privacy rights by checking his credit history without his permission. In a decision released this week, Judge Michael Phelan said Bel
Report: US monitored 60 million calls in Spain
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies.
Thousands march in Montreal for values charter
Thousands of supporters of the proposed charter of Quebec values took to the streets of downtown Montreal in a demonstration organized by “Les Janettes,” a group founded in mid-October by the influential author, radio and TV personality, Janette Bertrand.
FINTRAC collecting too much info on innocent CanadiansCanada's privacy commissioner says the government agency tasked with keeping tabs on money laundering and terrorist financing continues to accept and retain personal information on Canadians not relevant to its mandate. It is the second time Jennifer Stod
UC Davis pepper-spray officer awarded $38,000
A former UC Davis police officer whose pepper-spraying of protesters gained worldwide notice thanks to a viral video has been awarded more than $38,000 in workers' compensation from the university for suffering he experienced after the incident. Former po
Canadian spy agency sued for allegedly violating charterOne of Canada's top spy agencies, Communications Security Establishment Canada, is violating privacy rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to a lawsuit filed by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the OpenMedia organization.
CBC News has obtained an alarming report about sexual exploitation in Newfoundland and Labrador that the provincial government funded three years ago and then locked away, citing public safety concerns.
Laura Szendrei's teen killer sentenced to life
A judge at a Surrey, B.C. courthouse has sentenced as an adult the young man who beat 15-year-old Laura Szendrei to death in 2010, handing down a life term without a chance of parole for seven years.
Omar Khadr to remain in federal prison
Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, a former Guantanamo Bay inmate now serving time in Edmonton Institution, will remain in the federal penitentiary after an Alberta judge rejected arguments that he be transferred to a provincial jai
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