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Spring begins with the risk of 30 cm of snow in Alberta. There's a silver lining
After days of record warmth, Alberta will see quite the reversal of fortunes this week, culminating in a multi-day snowfall event and a drastic temperature plunge
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Spring is here — after Canada's warmest winter on record
Spring has officially arrived, after a winter that didn't feel much like one.The months of December, January and February were the warmest on record in Canada, part of a pattern of unprecedented temperatures across the globe over the past year.David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, said this past winter could be described as a "cancelled season.""It often arrives on Halloween and leaves at Easter, and we kept waiting for this one to arrive," he said. On av
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Review of priest accused of sexual assaults in Nunavut finds Oblates unaware
An independent review of a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut says his Catholic order wasn’t aware of the allegations when he returned to France. Retired Superior Court justice André Denis led the review into 93-year-old Johannes Rivoire. Denis found the Oblates of Mary Immaculate didn't know Rivoire was being investigated by Canadian police when he arrived in France in 1993, and the religious order was not contacted by RCMP when charges were laid five years later. The
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Winter fights back with cold, winds, snow as spring officially begins in Ontario
Much colder than normal temperatures kick off spring in Ontario, with strong and gusty winds, snow showers, and bands of lake-effect snow this week
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Financial incentives not enough to retain nurses, critics say
As British Columbia attempts to entice nurses to work in rural and remote communities, some say financial incentives don't go far enough to adequately address the ongoing nursing shortage. Christina Rogers, a registered nurse in Terrace, B.C., who specializes in labour and delivery, says the lack of resources in communities like hers could make potential nurses think twice before deciding to move for work. She says the small size of her team means more work and more responsibility for those on s
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Summerside updates affordable housing incentive, rebates on property tax
The City of Summerside is making changes to its affordable housing incentive program in the wake of a review, and is highlighting exactly what developers who build affordable housing in the city can expect.Council voted unanimously to make changes to the program on Monday night."It's something the city does in order to promote the development of affordable housing in our community," said Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher."The goal here is to try to encourage the development of affordable housing in o
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VideoHouse of Commons pays tribute to Brian Mulroney
MPs in the House of Commons paid tribute to the late former prime minister Brian Mulroney while his wife and four children looked on. The speeches kick off a week of remembrance as Mulroney lies in state near Parliament Hill.