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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    How to safely coexist with grizzlies as encounters increase in Canada

    A spike in grizzly bear sightings leads to question of how to coexist

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    Residents, leaders welcome Ottawa's plan to make former HMCS Hunter property available for housing

    The federal government's announcement to make the former HMCS Hunter naval reserve building available for housing development is getting a thumbs up from area residents and leaders.Liberal MP for Windsor-Tecumseh Irek Kusmierczyk, the CEO of the Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation Cynthia Summers, former city councillor Rino Bortolin and Downtown Windsor BIA chair and developer Chris MacLeod have all welcomed the budget announcement, saying it's a great move to get more housing in Windso

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Here's more about Ottawa's plan to turn post offices, historic armouries into housing

    OTTAWA — A 1970s Canada Post building in Alberta and stone Quebec City army barracks dating back to 1856 are just some of the public lands the Liberal government plans to turn into homes. The idea, outlined in the federal budget released Tuesday, is to use federally owned sites across the country to help ease the Canada-wide housing crunch. Here's what to know. How many properties are on the list? The federal government is Canada's largest landowner. The budget lists six Canada Post properties i

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  • EntertainmentCBC

    Calgary re-branded as the 'Blue Sky City'

    Calgary: Blue Sky City.That's the new city slogan unveiled by Calgary Economic Development and Tourism Calgary on Wednesday, replacing "Be Part of the Energy," marking the start of a new era of branding. Strategists with the groups say this new brand is a nod to innovation — Calgary being a city of blue-sky thinking — and one that reflects all Calgarians.The new slogan is also a nod to Calgary being one of the sunniest cities in Canada, which Tourism Calgary CEO Cindy Ady said reflects an import

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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    Poor travel lingers on the eastern Prairies as wintry weather hangs on

    Snow will continue to fall on parts of the eastern Prairies Thursday morning, but the worst of the spring storm will be over. However, travel is likely to remain tricky in many areas as roadways will still be slippery

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    Twitch streamer Kai Cenat says he's a victim of revenge porn. How technology makes the practice easier than ever — and harder to prosecute.

    During a livestream this week, 22-year-old Kai Cenat claimed a woman he met in 2023 leaked naked photos and videos taken without his consent to extort money from him.

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    BEI investigating after Montreal police shoot man during car theft

    A police operation is underway in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood.According to Radio-Canada, two Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) officers shot a man on Wednesday shortly after 5 p.m. near the corner of St-Jacques and Addington streets in central-west Montreal.Radio-Canada is reporting that the man was attempting to steal a vehicle.Two officers surprised the man who then allegedly drove the car toward them in an effort to avoid arrest.Radio-Canada reports that the ma

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