According to documents, Katz's real estate group is trying to take back or not give a 5million dollar donation that they originally promised and negotiated with Boyle Street Community Service.From my understanding, Katz group bought the downtown property from Boyle Street Community Service , which houses the homeless in Edmonton. Part of the negotiation was this donation to help with the relocation of Boyle Street Community Service.Katz is arguing he shouldnt have to provide the 5 million dollar donation anymore because the Non-profit organization didnt do enough fundraising on their own.Katz networth btw is 4.4 Billion.

February 09, 2024 17:27 UTC

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February 09, 2024 17:05 UTC

"I don't even know a quick fix," Ellsworth said Thursday outside the emergency shelter at the Ally Centre. Christine Porter, executive director of the Ally Centre, said the latest emergency is another reminder of the need for better planning that includes vulnerable people. Christine Porter, executive director of the Ally Centre, says she has asked CBRM's mayor and manager of emergency management to include vulnerable people in emergency planning. Christine Porter, executive director of the Ally Centre, says she has asked CBRM's mayor and manager of emergency management to include vulnerable people in emergency planning. The Ally Centre has its hands full already, running the safe injection site, health clinic and emergency shelter, Porter said.

February 09, 2024 16:14 UTC

Freezing fog occurs when the water droplets in the fog freeze upon contact with surfaces, forming a layer of frost. Heads up for freezing fog in spots and some black ice pic.twitter.com/kW29t0Cy2n — Jill Taylor (@JillTaylorCity) February 8, 2024 Is it the same as ice fog? While closely related phenomena, freezing fog and ice fog are not exactly the same thing. Despite the more extreme nature of ice fog, freezing fog could be considered more dangerous for driving due to its effect on road surfaces. Low beams and fog lights are more effective in freezing fog since high beams can reflect off the fog.

February 09, 2024 11:42 UTC

The man who targeted Canadians in a cryptocurrency investment scam is speaking out after escaping the Cambodian compound where he was forced to do so. While in Cambodia, he had to target Canadians and other English-speaking Westerners in cryptocurrency scams aimed at stealing their savings. The pig is “fattened” as the victim pours more money into cryptocurrencies and watches them grow on a fake investment platform. Jake Sims, Regional Director of International Justice Mission, helped human trafficking victim John escape from a compound in Cambodia. Recovering funds lost in cryptocurrency scams is rare, warns Dana Gehring of the Edmonton Police Serious Crime Unit.

February 09, 2024 11:36 UTC





February 8, 2024 —CBC News reached out to the lawyer for the Caspian defendants and the lawyers for the other named parties in the case. One of the lawyers involved in the case told CBC News the parties signed a confidentiality clause and could not provide details of the settlement or what led up to it. That doesn’t sit well with Neil McArthur, the director of the centre for professional and applied ethics at the University of Manitoba. “People want to know what happened,” McArthur said. “I think that to have it all just closed down like this is somewhere between unsettling and outright shocking, actually.

February 09, 2024 08:33 UTC

CBC Radio's Metro Morning was live from a popular cafe in Markham on Thursday. (CBC - image credit)CBC Radio's Metro Morning was live from Markham on Thursday with a special show dedicated to one of Canada's most diverse cities. Host David Common was at Cafe de Hong Kong on Fairburn Drive, where he was joined by a range of guests who chatted all things Markham, from housing to culture. The broadcast featured a roundtable with in-depth discussion about affordability and the explosive growth the city is experiencing. Metro Morning's food columnist Suresh Doss was also on site to showcase some of Cafe de Hong Kong's best offerings.

February 09, 2024 03:21 UTC

Electric vehicle batteries can contain 80% or more nickel, making the metal a key component of the growing industry. Premier Doug Ford's government is trying to make Ontario an end-to-end location for electric vehicle manufacturing, from extracting materials for electric vehicle batteries, shaping steel for vehicle bodies, to final assembly. Canada Nickel says it is examining several potential sites near Timmins for two new mineral processing plants and expects the nickel processing facility to begin production by 2027. (Pierre-Mathieu Tremblay/Radio-Canada)Selby says his company's metal processing plants will be crucial to the province's electric vehicle supply chain. Source linkNew metal processing plants described as 'missing link' to Ontario's electric vehicle industry – CBC.ca appeared first on Canada News Media.

February 09, 2024 01:59 UTC

Mike Juby was outside Bridge Street United Church in Belleville, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon when people suddenly started dropping to the sidewalk all around him. At one point police shut down a section of road and asked residents to avoid going downtown, describing the situation as an "overdose emergency." Mike Juby says some of his friends were among the people who overdosed in downtown Belleville, Ont., earlier this week. All in a Day 12:23 Police say emergency services in Belleville responded to 14 overdose incidents on Tuesday Belleville police say an "overdose emergency" is affecting the city's downtown core. WATCH | Belleville, Ont., declares state of emergency: At least 23 people overdosed in Belleville, Ont., since Tuesday Duration 2:05 Officials are concerned about a potentially tainted drug supply after almost two dozen overdoses in the span of just a couple days in Belleville, Ont.

February 08, 2024 20:59 UTC

News stations such as CTV and BNN Bloomberg would be affected immediately, according to an internal memo sent to Bell Media employees on Thursday. Fewer than 10 per cent of the total job cuts are at Bell Media specifically. How do you feel about the Bell Media cuts? The company will divest 45 radio stations to seven buyers: Vista Radio, Whiteoaks, Durham Radio, My Broadcasting Corp., ZoomerMedia, Arsenal Media and Maritime Broadcasting. premier slams corporation behind Bell media job cuts: 'Shame on you': B.C.

February 08, 2024 20:58 UTC

Early Life and CareerJonny Harris was born to Peter and Joanne Harris and raised in the small town of Pouch Cove (pronounced pooch cove), just north of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Harris became involved in theatre in high school and graduated from the four-year theatre program at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook. Harris then worked steadily as a comedian, performing on CBC Radio’s The Debaters and at the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs. Harris then moved to Toronto and within about a month landed the role of constable George Crabtree on Murdoch Mysteries. Still Standing (2015–Present)In 2015, Jonny Harris began producing, writing and hosting the CBC TV series Still Standing.

February 08, 2024 20:36 UTC

Hundreds of Alberta students staged classroom walkouts Wednesday to protest the provincial government's planned policies around transgender youth. About 200 students walked out of classes at Victoria School in central Edmonton and stood in protest outside the entry doors. He said he is skeptical that government will listen to the concerns of protesters but hopes the walkouts show transgender youth they have strong allies. Coral Boivin went to the demonstration at Victoria School to support her three children. Coral Boivin attended the walkout at Victoria School in support of her three children, who took part in the demonstration.

February 08, 2024 17:32 UTC

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)The NBA has struck a multiyear partnership deal with Emirates, one where the airline will become the title sponsor of the league’s in-season tournament — which will have a new name — and have its logo on referee jerseys in the NBA, WNBA and G League. As part of the agreement, the in-season tournament will be renamed the Emirates NBA Cup. Emirates has a long history of global sports partnerships, including ones at soccer, tennis, golf, rugby, horse racing and other events. Emirates will also get branding through virtual in-arena signage and atop backboard during nationally televised NBA games. The airline also will offer inflight NBA content on all flights, including long-form documentaries, player profiles and interviews.

February 08, 2024 17:07 UTC

Last Chance Lake, located about 150 kilometres northwest of Kamloops, B.C., is shallow and filled with murky water. Photo: (Submitted by David Catling)Catling said Last Chance Lake supports the warm little pond hypothesis from 19th century scientist Charles Darwin. Darwin proposed life on Earth could have emerged in shallow lakes with the right ingredients. The rock formation that leads to the development of lakes similar to Last Chance Lake are common on rocky planets, he says. The study's researchers walk on Last Chance Lake in September 2022.

February 08, 2024 10:44 UTC

This design is by Team StimsonThe design by Team Stimson chosen by the federal government for Canada's national Afghan war memorial. (Veterans Affairs Canada)In an email he wrote to a senior official at Veterans Affairs Canada — obtained by CBC/Radio Canada under the access to information law — Windsor said he was delighted by the news. Story continuesWindsor said he made his comments about the government's decision in 2023 as a member of Veterans Affairs' commemoration advisory group. Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said survey participants chose Stimson's design by a wide margin. Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor has said the Stimson design was the clear choice of veterans.

February 08, 2024 09:16 UTC