maximum security Edmonton prison clash between rival prison gangs during a recreation period Tuesday afternoon
clash between rival prison gangs during a recreation period Tuesday afternoon at the Edmonton Institution. It wasn't known Wednesday which gangs were involved. The men were wielding homemade knives and eight of them were stabbed. One inmate was shot by a guard, said Correctional Services of Canada spokesman Rick Dhym. "Warning shots were fired," said Mr. Dhym. "He refused to give up his weapon and stop attacking another inmate." Ground ambulances and a helicopter were called to the prison northwest of Edmonton to transport the injured men to hospitals in the city. About 40 inmates remained in the yard, refusing to go back to their cells. Guards had only recovered three weapons at that point and were concerned that some of the men still had knives, Mr. Dhym said.Yells could be heard from outside the gates as guards attempted to negotiate with the men. At one point a man yelled, "Give us some f---ing water!" The negotiations didn't work.The inmates b...