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Two Calgary fire investigators have been called in to try to determine the cause of a fire that seriously damaged a house in Mahogany shortly before noon on Friday.

A massive spring snowstorm that slammed into southern Alberta overnight with heavy snow and high winds has left many residents asking, 'What happened to spring?'

Wind gusts of 80 to over 120 kilometres an hour swept across Alberta on Sunday, downing trees and power lines, tipping sheds and ripping sections of roofs from buildings.

TransAlta has shut down its Wolfe Island wind farm after one of its 86 turbines lost a blade during high winds. No injuries were reported, and an investigation is underway.

Another winter storm is on the way for southern Alberta with up to 30 cm of snow and wind gusts around 130 km/h in some areas forecast for Friday.

Environment Canada has issued blowing snow and winter storm warnings for much of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and eastern New Brunswick.

California is being walloped this week by a powerful winter storm bringing treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas.

Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points as the Raptors rolled to a 128-114 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday as Toronto closed in on a playoff berth.

Roofs blown off buildings, trees uprooted, highways closed, motorists stranded — those are just a few of the problems caused by a nasty spring storm that has slammed into Alberta.

Angela Wignall, chief executive officer of the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia, told Global News that students and new graduates are struggling to find work.

'This is the kind of stuff you use to kill high numbers of people,' a former RCMP major crimes investigator said of the briefcase bomb found by police in Sherwood Park.

Despite resting six players, the Ottawa Senators wrapped up their regular season with a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday night to head into the post-season riding a high.

Dashcam video shows the wild scene as a vehicle crashed into two parked cars at a high speed on Shaunslieve Drive in Bedford.

The woman, who has been identified as Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband were travelling in a hard-bottomed dingy when she disappeared.

Environment Canada says weather warnings are in place from east of Thunder Bay and Lake Superior, all the way to the city of Sept-Iles in eastern Quebec.

'They had no choice but to release him. It's unfortunate they had to exhaust the entire investigative period to come to the conclusion,' Brian Hooker's lawyer said.

Environment Canada says high-sided vehicles could be pushed around by the wind, and there could be damage to roofs, fences, tress and soft shelters.

The weather agency says high-sided vehicles could be pushed around by the wind, and there could be damage to roofs, fences, trees and soft shelters.

The Trojans are one win away from a second straight high school city championship after a 3-2 Game 1 win over Oak Park.

Dozens of centimetres of snow has fallen in northern Ontario, creating difficulties accessing vehicles and leaving homes. More snow is expected.