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An Ontario women's prison is being hit by another alleged scandal.

According to CBC News, a guard at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario was suspended for allegedly trading sex for drugs.

While the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) hasn't elaborated on the accusations as the case is being investigated, more inmates have come forward with similar complaints.

The union representing the guards didn't comment on the issue saying that when the investigation is over of needed they will take the necessary action.

Residents in west-end Toronto are demanding answers after discovering an unlikely next-door neighbour.

Meetings were held last week to discuss an uranium processing plant in the neighbourhood that some say they didn’t even know existed.

A warning to foreign governments in relation to possible enhanced status at the U.N. for Palestine could lead Israel to cancel the Oslo peace agreement and oust the current Palestinian Authority.

According to the New York Times, the threats reflect the last stretegy in progress as the Palestinians continue with plans for a vote in the United Nations General Assembly.

Last week, the Palestinians drafted a resolution to the member states as a first step of the campaign for international recognition of a future state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

The PQ is embarking on a blitz to pass a series of bills before parliament breaks for the holidays.

According to CBC News, the latest bill is receiving plenty of support from opposition parties. Bill 10 gives power to a judge to suspend any mayor or councillor with pay if they are facing a criminal charge that could lead to prison time.

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Surgery wait times for ovarian, breast, and cervical cancers in Quebec are triple the government benchmarks.

According to the Gazette, the lack of resources, such as nursing staff and budget cuts, are causing a backlog of surgeries while leaving operating rooms empty.

Experts suggest that gynecological cancers may be the most severe. This cancer usually spreads quickly before it is detected. Rather than waiting four weeks from diagnosis to surgery, patients are waiting as long as three months.

The fair amount of police brutality that has been reported during last spring’s numerous protests against tuition hikes still make the news today.

Groups, such as Amnesty International and the Ligue des droits et libertés, denounce the violent treatments that some students faced at the time.

In Vancouver, a protest forced a gas station to nearly shut-down its business.

30 people from the proactive environmental collective BC Blackout rallied in front of a Shell gas station in Vancouver's East-End neighbourhood on November 10th.

Vancouver Media Co-op's Zig-zag reports that the rally was against Royal Dutch Shell's involvement in expoiting Alberta's Tar Sands. Shell is also a part of various pipeline projects, most notably the Enbridge Keystone pipeline.

The city of Montreal is undertaking an ambitious project to enhance animal protection laws.

In a report by the McGill Daily, the city working in tandem with the SPCA is encouraging new pet owners to adopt animals from shelters in favour of pet shops. 200 pets were sdopted at the last "Operation Adoption" weekend in late October.

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Over out West, a new report suggests that buying alcohol is much cheaper when the government's behind the counter.

According to the Globe and Mail, the report compared prices of 13 popular beverages at liquor stores across Western Canada.

It found that privately owned stores in Alberta and British Columbia charged significantly more than their public counterparts.