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Edmonton family awaits sentencing decision for man convicted of killing 7-year-old girl
WARNING: This story contains graphic details of violence.Rows of people wearing shirts with the message "justice for Bella" sat in an Edmonton courtroom Friday as a recording of a young girl's voice began.The last victim impact statement from family members of seven-year-old Bella Desrosiers came from her little sister, who was just four when her sibling was stabbed in their bedroom on May 18, 2020.She was there as Desrosiers was attacked by David Moss, and had to run from the room as the girls'
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Peel Region calls on Ontario to pay for transition board's bills
Peel regional councillors are asking Doug Ford's government to pay for the provincially appointed board initially meant to oversee the region's dissolution but now focused on reducing bureaucratic overlap, arguing it's unfair for Peel taxpayers to have to foot the bill.The decision to request the province to take care of the bill came this week as the regional council discussed the mounting cost of the board — so far totalling $4.2 million, according to a news release by regional chair — months
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VideoProtesters return to University of Calgary campus after night of clashes
The tents and barricades are gone, but pro-Palestinian protesters are back at the University of Calgary Friday evening after a tense and sometimes violent night. Police say they won’t interfere with protests but that another encampment will not be allowed. Heather Yourex-West reports live from the scene.
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Extreme geomagnetic storm may spark widespread auroras over Canada on Friday
Fingers crossed for clear conditions Friday night as the potential grows for widespread auroras across Canada
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Fort McMurray residents told to be ready to evacuate on short notice due to wildfire threat
Poor internet connection? Access a low-bandwidth, accessible version of this story on CBC Lite.Alberta residents in the Fort McMurray area are being told to be ready to leave their homes due to the threat of an out-of-control wildfire in the region.The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued an evacuation alert at 6:38 p.m. MT for Fort McMurray and Saprae Creek Estates as the MWF-017 wildfire burns nearby.The alert states the fire is southwest of Fort McMurray, and smoke could affect visibi
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Edmonton mayor names 16-member task force to tackle housing and homelessness
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi has high hopes that a new task force will put a dent in the city's housing and homelessness crisis. Sohi delivered a state of the city address Friday, during which he announced the formation of the community mobilization task force on housing and houselessness.The 16-member group will try to solve homelessness in Edmonton, Sohi said. It will also try reducing bureaucratic roadblocks so developers can build more non-market, supportive housing, as well as affordable ho
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VideoFeds hold meeting to tackle ballooning immigration amid housing crisis
Immigration Minister Marc Miller met with his provincial and territorial counterparts on Friday, to discuss ways to tackle the country’s ballooning immigration numbers. The federal government has already taken the step of slashing the number of temporary foreign visas by 600,000 as it tries to figure out the country’s housing shortage at the same time. Mackenzie Gray reports.
