2 d. ago ‘I’ve never seen it this bad’: Saskatchewan warming centres brace for high demand

Organizations in Saskatchewan say they are preparing for an increased demand of reprieve from the deep freeze starting to make its way around the province.

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3 d. ago Carney’s new housing agency will have ‘modest’ impact, says PBO

The impact of Build Canada Homes (BCH), a new federal agency created in September, on easing Canada’s housing crisis will likely be 'modest,' the PBO report said.

Transport

4 d. ago Montreal to add 500 spots in warming centres, create crisis unit to fight homelessness

“We can’t think of doing anything else when people are sleeping in the street,” Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said of the winter measures.

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4 d. ago Watchdog probing after arrested man taken to London hospital

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man being held at London police headquarters was taken to hospital after experiencing symptoms of a potential medical issue. It was shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, last Wednesday, when police say an officer spotted a reported stolen vehicle parked in the 500-block of Simcoe Street in […]

Science

9 d. ago Manitoba foundation helps youth struggling with mental health, named after late teen

A Manitoba organization that focuses on helping children and youth in crisis was created in memory of a teen who died 10 years ago.

Science

1 week ago Wood's Homes opening doors as warming centre, seeking to help those in need

The warming space located at its Inglewood Opportunity Hub will offer showers, laundry, food hampers, daily meals, hygiene products and clothing

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1 week ago In defence of the Defence, as the Edmonton Oilers start to show signs of coming around: 9 Things

The Edmonton Oilers have survived that ugly eastern road swing we all spotted when the season schedule first came out. .500 may not seem like much to you. But especially how the year had started out, this most recent road stretch could have buried them had it gone terribly wrong. And some had predicted it […]

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2 w. ago Nova Scotia to create enforcement unit to fight illegal seafood buying, processing

The province says that up to 30 per cent of the lobster caught every year in the Atlantic region goes unreported, representing about $400 million in under-the-table sales.

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