Edmonton Remand Centre on lockdown after eight apparent overdoses

The Edmonton Remand Centre is on lockdown following a series of inmate deaths and a string of eight apparent overdoses.
A spokesman for the union representing correctional officers at the provincial jail said Wednesday that the remand is locked down “while staff perform a thorough search of the entire facility for contraband.” The lockdown began Friday.
“This lockdown is in an effort to protect the safety of staff and inmates during the search,” Alberta Union of Provincia