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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
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. for Fort McMurray and Saprae Creek Estates as the MWF-017 wildfire burns nearby.The alert states the MWF-017 fire is currently about 25 kilometres southwest of Fort McMurray, and smoke could affect visibility on Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray.An evacuation orde
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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.
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Alberta premier 'glad' Gaza protest in Calgary ended as encampments escalate
Premier Danielle Smith says she's pleased the University of Calgary moved to have police dismantle an on-campus pro-Palestinian protest and hopes the University of Alberta will take note. Smith’s comment comes as the head of the University of Calgary said the dismantling of the encampment Thursday night derailed into a clash with police because of counter-protesters. Also Friday, a similar protest that began with one tent at the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton mushroomed to about 35. Sm
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Local educators among those accused in Windsor police underage sex sting
A teacher at an Essex County high school and a professor at the University of Windsor have been confirmed as two of the men charged in a recent sting operation where police posed as minors offering sex.On Friday, the Ontario College of Teachers told CBC Windsor that it is aware of a charge against James Pernal, 46, of Essex — a teacher at Essex District High School."By law, the college is unable to comment on any investigations, nor can we confirm whether an investigation may be ongoing," stated
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Charges laid after mother allegedly assaulted while breastfeeding
Police say a 26-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting a mother who was breastfeeding her baby in East Vancouver on Thursday.Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Const. Tania Visintin said in a Friday statement that the attack happened near the intersection of Commercial Drive and East 2nd Avenue around 2:15 p.m. PT on Thursday.A 32-year-old mother was breastfeeding her four-month-old boy in the backseat of a parked car, police say, when someone she didn't know opened the
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