Slave Lake
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Trial by fire: What a village in B.C. is teaching the world about climate adaptationIt might be a tiny community of only 250 people, but the village of Lytton is offering the world a monumental lesson in preparing for the realities of climate change. On June 30, 2021, a raging wildfire consumed this village in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon in a matter of minutes. Ever since, the community has struggled...EnvironmentJun 23
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Man arrested after stabbing spree leaves 1 dead at Slave Lake encampment: RCMPA man has been arrested and charged after two men were stabbed and a third was found dead at a homeless camp in Slave Lake last weekend.CrimeJun 8
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2 men stabbed, 3rd found dead at Slave Lake encampment prompts homicide investigationTwo men were injured and a third was found dead after RCMP were called to reports of a stabbing at a homeless camp in Slave Lake on Sunday afternoon.CrimeJun 6
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Stormy, cloudy conditions the day of fatal plane crash near Slave Lake, Alta.: TSB report'Pilots need to plan ahead and consider strategies to avoid adverse weather, as well as have alternate plans should such weather be encountered,' the TSB said.CanadaMar 17
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‘All I hear is the ventilator’: 24-year-old Alberta woman in ICU after putting off COVID-19 vaccineJilleen Oar, 24, from Slave Lake, Alta., has been in an Edmonton ICU since Sept. 10 after contracting COVID-19.CanadaOct 4, 2021
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Saskatchewan pilot killed in northern Alberta plane crashAlberta Mounties say officers responded to a report of a possible plane crash Tuesday morning in the area of Marten Mountain, about 11 kilometres northeast of Slave Lake.CanadaSep 2, 2021
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5 things to know about the 2011 Slave Lake wildfireHere are five things we've learned about the Slave Lake wildfire 10 years ago, when nearly 400 homes and businesses were reduced to ash and rubble with little warning.CanadaMay 9, 2021
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Former Slave Lake mayor remembers wildfire that burned through town 10 years agoKarina Pillay was in her third term as mayor of Slave Lake when the wildfire, with little warning, burned about one-third of the northern Alberta town 10 years ago this month.EnvironmentMay 9, 2021
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Slave Lake working around MLA Pat Rehn to get things done after issuing scathing letter: mayorMayor Tyler Warman said MLA Pat Rehn has not reached out to Slave Lake town council since it issued a public letter calling for him to resign for non-performance of duties.PoliticsJan 12, 2021
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Slave Lake councillor apologizes for ‘stop feeding them’ comments toward homeless communityAn Alberta town councillor is apologizing after comments she made about the homeless population in Slave Lake led to a local Cree Nation calling for a boycott.CanadaNov 9, 2020
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