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Nova Scotia Power has issued a statement saying rain and snow overnight will be whipped up by strong winds that will continue to lash the province on Friday.

Evacuation alerts were cancelled and all evacuation orders rescinded in B.C.’s Comox Valley after flooding conditions improved and safety assessments were completed.

In a statement, the regional district says that residents are encouraged to follow the directions of emergency service personnel and obey all road and trail closures.

Shawn Hall, director of the B.C. Poultry Industry Emergency Operations Centre, told Global News that it is a concerning time for poultry farmers in the province.

The former Manwin Hotel, which has been vacant for about a year, is the scene of a major fire, though crews say the cause is not yet known.

A vacant Winnipeg hotel with known safety compliance issues was destroyed by fire, forcing evacuations as the cause remains under investigation.

Early details from City of Calgary indicate 2,000 homes and 100 businesses are impacted by the water main break, which left people trapped in vehicles on Highway 1 as it flooded.

Meteorologists are warning Atlantic Canadians to batten down the hatches and look out for possible flooding as high winds and rain are forecast to hit the region. 

The online attacks are designed by cyber criminals to lock private data from Canadian businesses and individuals until payment demands are met.

A competitive process awarding companies that offer the most economic and environmental benefits is the right path forward, Energy Minister Adrian Dix said.

A Pincher Creek woman says she was turned away from the southern Alberta town's hospital without a reason and without care, despite having a genuine medical need to be there.

Calls for urgent health-care system measures have intensified since the death last month of a man who waited nearly eight hours in an Edmonton emergency department.

A Toronto hospital network will double its unique permanent housing program for homeless people who frequently visit emergency departments that has seen great success.

With the temperature in Edmonton expected to take a big drop starting Wednesday, the city has activated its extreme weather response.

A scary incident for parents and their children staying at a hotel in Canmore, Alta. this weekend, when a chlorine leak in the pool area sent close to a dozen people to hospital.

While city hall has deferred talks on who will run the downtown arena, SaskTel Centre management pitched why they should take over operations with a luncheon.

From 2022 to 2025, reports of extreme online violence rose sharply, with girls making up 84 per cent of victims, mostly teens, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection says.

'The state of the acute-care system in the Edmonton zone is an absolute crisis. I have never seen it this bad,' said a Royal Alexandra Hospital emergency department physician.

Dr. Vivien Suttorp says hospitalizations for respiratory viruses peaked on Dec. 31, when there were 700 influenza patients — a number that has since dropped to 513.

Alberta's Opposition NDP says instead of directing resources towards fixing long emergency department wait times, "it feels like the UCP is still on vacation mode.”