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Police in Nova Scotia say a man is in custody after the force issued an emergency alert warning people in the Colchester County community of Bible Hill to shelter in place as a “dangerous man with a firearm” was allegedly seen on foot in the area. People living in the …
Read More »Rotating power outages end after grid alert issued for Alberta for 2nd time this week
For the second time this week, the Alberta Electric System Operator issued a grid alert for the province on Friday, and the provincial capital briefly faced rotating power outages. “The AESO has declared a grid alert as of 6:49 a.m. due to tight supply,” the non-profit organization posted on X, …
Read More »Drug alert issued in Waterloo Region after 3 suspected fatal overdoses in 7 days
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A drug alert has been issued by the Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy for the area after three people died over the past week from suspected drug-poisonings or overdoses. The agency says that the drug checking program at the Kitchener CTS site …
Read More »Study for Red Dress Alert starting at committee in Ottawa
Work is moving forward on the Red Dress Alert — an Amber Alert-like system for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. On Tuesday morning, the House of Commons’ status of women committee started a study looking into the proposal. Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre Leah Gazan said the study …
Read More »Code red alert issued temporarily over lack of Toronto ambulances: union – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A “code red alert” was issued for a portion of Monday meaning there were no transport ambulances available in Toronto, according to the paramedic union. In a post just before 5 p.m. Monday on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Toronto Paramedic …
Read More »Sawed-off gun, cocaine and cash seized in Fort McMurray drug investigation – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) in Fort McMurray say they seized around $30,000 in drugs and cash and a man is facing charges following an investigation. Police say earlier this month, ALERT Fort McMurray’s organized crime team began investigating cocaine trafficking …
Read More »Winnipeg police issue Silver Alert for missing man – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Update 12:54 p.m. The Silver Alert has ended. Smith has been found safely, a press release states. Winnipeg police have issued a Silver Alert for a 65-year-old man who was last seen in the city’s Leila North neighbourhood Sunday afternoon. Terrance (Terry) …
Read More »Ontario police investigating Amber Alert system malfunction
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario Provincial Police spokesperson says the service is investigating after Thursday’s early morning Amber Alert was not sent to cellphones across the province. Shortly before 5 a.m., an Amber Alert was issued as police were looking for a three-month-old girl and …
Read More »Missing Winnipeg man, subject of Silver Alert, found safe
Winnipeg police say they have located a man who went missing early Friday morning. News Source link
Read More »Rising rivers, flood risk keep Quebec communities on high alert
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy rain and rising river waters kept some communities in Quebec on high alert Tuesday, as parts of the province remained under a rainfall warning. The City of Sherbrooke in the Eastern Townships said the Saint-François River had swelled to the point …
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