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Edmonton Despite being less than one per cent of the total population, homeless Edmontonians accounted for 58 per cent of frostbite amputation visits Alberta Health Services statistics show homeless Edmontonians are disproportionately affected Taylor Lambert · CBC News · Posted: Jan 18, 2024 9:00 AM EST | Last Updated: JanuaryContinue Reading

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Edmonton An Edmonton man who admitted to breaching Alberta securities laws by illegally distributing securities to investors and acting as an unregistered dealer has been ordered to pay a $40,000 penalty and stop trading and buying securities or derivatives. Devon Christopher Edwards and KB Crypto Inc. ordered to pay $40KContinue Reading

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Montreal Nearly 60,000 new asylum seekers were registered in Quebec in the first 11 months of 2023, which has put “very significant pressure” on services, Premier François Legault wrote in an official letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. François Legault says growing number of asylum seekers putting ‘very significant pressure’Continue Reading

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New Brunswick As homelessness in Moncton grows, so do challenges for downtown businessesBusinesses in the downtown area of New Brunswick’s largest city say they’re grappling with the impacts of a deepening addiction and homelessness crisis. Small businesses say they’re struggling with theft, vandalism and open drug use Emily Flint, ownerContinue Reading

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Calgary CBC News spoke to multiple people who booked recent stays at the Grand Memories Varadero through various vacation sites. They all detailed similar experiences with unsanitary rooms, missing items and broken amenities. Travel agent says extra due diligence required when booking hot spot vacations Elise von Scheel · CBCContinue Reading

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Just days before Slovakia’s national election last fall, a mysterious voice recording began spreading a lie online. The manipulated file made it sound like Michal Simecka, leader of the Progressive Slovakia party, was discussing buying votes with a local journalist. But the conversation never happened; the file was later debunked as a “deepfake”Continue Reading