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Muggy air, storm risk build in southern Ontario this weekend
Temperatures and humidity are on the rise across southern Ontario as unsettled weather pushes into the region
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Ice, snow possible as storms sweep Manitoba, northern Ontario
An active storm track parked over the western Great Lakes will keep unsettled weather around as we close out April
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B.C. premier says public use rules should have been in place before decriminalization
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is preparing to ban most public drug use, a change to parts of its decriminalization pilot project that the premier says should have been in place all along. The province has made an "urgent" request to Health Canada to make amendments to B.C.'s exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to give police the power to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. Premier David Eby said during a
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Hamas says it received Israel's response to its ceasefire proposal
Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's deputy Gaza chief said in a statement. "Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on April 13," Khalil Al-Hayya, who is currently based in Qatar, said in a statement published by the group. After more than six months of war with Israel in Gaz
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VideoMidwest tornadoes cause severe damage
A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon. (AP video by Margery Beck) (AP production by Javier Arciga)
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Whitehorse shelter operator 'fully committed to taking action' on inquest recommendations
The non-profit organization that operates the Whitehorse emergency shelter says it will do a "careful and considered review" of the recommendations issued by the jury at this month's coroner's inquest, and make any necessary changes to improve service at the facility.The three-week inquest, which wrapped up this week, examined the circumstances around the deaths of four women at the shelter in 2022 and 2023: Myranda Tizya-Charlie, Cassandra Warville, Josephine Elizabeth Hager and Darla Skookum.T
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High-risk sex offender Randall Hopley evaded police manhunt by hiding under a bridge, court hears
High-risk sex offender Randall Hopley hid out under a bridge in South Vancouver while the subject of an intense 10-day police manhunt and Canada-wide warrant in November. The details emerged Friday during sentencing arguments in Vancouver provincial court where Hopley has pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching his long-term supervision order and one charge of failing to appear in court. The 58-year-old walked away from his halfway house in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Nov. 4, taking hi
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