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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    Days of messy weather with travel, flood threats over the eastern Prairies

    Special weather statements line parts of the eastern Prairies as a far-reaching spring storm threatens periods of heavy rain and snow this week

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    Prayer notes removed from Jerusalem's Western Wall ahead of Passover holiday

    Bunched up notes, placed into crevices of ancient stones of the Western Wall - Judaism's holiest site, were removed on Tuesday ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The notes were placed there by visitors believing their requests might find a way to God. (AP video shot by Alon Bernstein)

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  • EntertainmentThe Weather Network

    More April snow spreads into Alberta, and the wind chill returns

    Snow, and a wind chill -- welcome to April in Alberta. Brace for slower commute times through Wednesday as conditions change quickly across the province

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  • NewsCBC

    Disabled people overrepresented in study of evicted tenants

    A recently-released Statistics Canada study of evicted tenants found that disabled people are overrepresented among recent evictees.The study, released Friday, also found that no-fault evictions — including an owner moving into the unit, selling the unit, or performing major renovations — are the most common reason for a tenancy to be terminated across the country.Multiple studies have previously shown that B.C. leads the country in no-fault evictions, with Metro Vancouver previously being named

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    Drought puts Alberta farmers at risk at another scourge of grasshoppers

    Will Muller knew immediately that he had a grasshopper problem last spring. Dealing with drought conditions at his farm near the town of Bow Island in southern Alberta last year, he could see the insects hopping all over the fields where he grows lentils, durum wheat, canola and beans."If you went into the field, you drove in there and the grasshoppers would be flying everywhere, which I'd never seen," Muller said."You could see the chewing on the plants right away as well and the leaves being c

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    City council approves use of new heritage tool to protect homes

    City council recently approved the rezoning of a row of seven heritage houses in the southwest community of Bankview.The new zoning, called Direct Control Heritage Areas, will help preserve the historic character of the section of 25th Avenue S.W.The city worked with the property owners on the redesignation. It ensures that if changes are made to the houses in the future, certain elements of the buildings must either be preserved or be included in any new development on the property.The CEO of H

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  • ScienceThe Weather Network

    La Niña will make a comeback this summer as El Niño finally fades

    The revised forecasts issued by scientists have been revealed, and the verdict is clear: La Niña will make a comeback

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