3 hours ago ER wait times at LHSC are getting longer. Here's what you need to know

The region’s largest hospital is making progress on moving emergency room patients to inpatient beds faster, but is warning of longer wait times in its two ERs as flu season gets into full swing.

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5 hours ago Edmonton running extra shelter bus shuttle, adds 50 temporary spaces for extreme weather

Edmonton will run one more nightly shelter shuttle bus, allow anyone to hop on the bus at every stop to get out of the cold, and open 50 more shelter beds temporarily until extreme temperatures subside. The City of Edmonton activated its extreme weather response Friday as a snowfall warning came into effect with 15-25 […]

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8 hours ago ‘A long period of snowfall’ in the forecast for Alberta: Environment Canada

Much of Alberta is under a snowfall warning with some areas expecting to get around 30 cm before the snow tapers off overnight on Saturday.

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9 hours ago Canadians call out Loblaw in the latest case of alleged grocery shrinkflation

A Canadian shopper put Loblaw on blast after finding a bag of tortilla chips that she says has been hit with "shrinkflation."TikTok user @rockinabs, or Abby, recently shared a video of a bag of President's Choice White Corn Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips at a Loblaw-owned Real Canadian Superstore in Calgary."Shrinkflation," she says while holding up the 320-gram package of tortilla chips. "Look at this — I can see through it!"The clear chip bag looks to be filled less than half of the way. In direct messages, Abby told us that all of the bags at the store had a similar lack of filling.@rockinabs @Lowblawscanada explain yourselves! #inflation #groceryprices #shrinkflation ♬ original sound - Abby 🏳️‍🌈 & Larry 🐶On Superstore's site, the bag of tortilla chips sells for...

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11 hours ago Quebecer, 81, sentenced to life in prison for killing ailing wife ’out of love’

LAVAL, Que. — An 81-year-old Quebec man said Friday he killed his ailing wife out of love and compassion, as he was sentenced to serve at least 10 years and six months in prison for her murder. Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom in a Montreal suburb that he couldn’t stand […]

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12 hours ago New B.C. storm brings 100 km/h winds with some Vancouver Island homes still in dark

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro is warning customers in remote areas of Vancouver Island that they may be without power until late Saturday, as winds from another powerful storm hit the coast. The latest in a series of fall storms has brought gusts up to 100 km/h but Environment Canada says it isn’t as strong as […]

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12 hours ago First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit ‘without consent’

VANCOUVER — The Xatśull First Nation says it is “disappointed” that British Columbia’s Mines Ministry has granted an operating permit for the Cariboo Gold Mine without meeting its leadership or obtaining the nation’s consent. The mine is on the nation’s territory in central B.C. and it issued a statement earlier this month calling for the […]

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12 hours ago Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife ’out of love’

Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into court he couldn't stand watching his wife of 50 years deteriorate from Alzheimer's.

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12 hours ago Quebec man, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife ‘out of love’

Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom that he couldn’t stand watching his wife of 50 years deteriorate from Alzheimer's disease.

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