Tags: security

Hostage situation ends peacefully

A carpenter out of work because of an injury has been charged after a hostage-taking at the Workers' Compensation Board office in downtown Edmonton, police said Thursday. Yet the same bureaucratic nightmare that awaits many claimants in the workers co… more »

US Coast Guard in Canadian waters

The United States and Canada have struck a deal which would see the US Coast Guard operating in Canadian waters and the RCMP operating in the US waters should the need arise. Known as the shiprider program ( you know these things always need a cool name)… more »