Environment Canada issues extreme cold warning for all of Alberta | 3 people arrested as police clear Edmonton encampment | Tents torn down at encampment in central Edmonton as court battle continues
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
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Environment Canada issues extreme cold warning for all of Alberta; Albertans should brace for a winter storm that is expected to hit on Saturday\.

Environment Canada issues extreme cold warning for all of Alberta

January 10 , 2024 at 04:49:46 p.m. MST • :

The national weather agency issued an extreme cold warning for all of Alberta Wednesday afternoon, as a significant cold snap is expected to grip the province for several days.
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3 people arrested as police clear Edmonton encampment; Police inspect a homeless encampment as residents and supporters have a stand off as police prepare to clear homeless encampments in Edmonton on Tuesday\. On Wednesday, Edmonton police have arrested a reporter as they broke up a homeless encampment, according to an editor with an online media outlet\.

3 people arrested as police clear Edmonton encampment

January 10 , 2024 at 05:13:03 p.m. MST • :

Edmonton police say they have arrested one man and two women for obstructing officers as they dismantled a homeless encampment in the city on Wednesday.
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Tents torn down at encampment in central Edmonton as court battle continues; An officer stands at the centre of a central Edmonton encampment, the last of eight sites the city had classified as high risk and marked for removal\.

Tents torn down at encampment in central Edmonton as court battle continues

January 10 , 2024 at 10:01:03 a.m. MST • :

Tents at a central Edmonton encampment were torn down Wednesday, hours after a legal battle over the city's practice of clearing the camps returned to court.
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Winter weather wallops Edmonton; Winter weather wallops Edmonton

Winter weather wallops Edmonton

January 9 , 2024 at 06:33:00 p.m. MST • :

After a mild few months the temperature has taken a sharp turn, and it finally looks like winter. Our Emily Fitzpatrick tells us how the weather is keeping some Edmontonians busy.
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Health concerns prompt calls from Alberta NDP to dump imported fever medicine from Turkey; Alberta Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange speaks to the media about an E\. coli outbreak linked to multiple Calgary daycares surpassing 200 cases, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept\. 12, 2023\.

Health concerns prompt calls from Alberta NDP to dump imported fever medicine from Turkey

January 10 , 2024 at 05:23:29 p.m. MST • :

Alberta's Opposition says it's time to dump once and for all the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children's fever medicine, given new reports state the liquid clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put newborns at risk of severe illness.
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Al Rashid Mosque cuts ties with Edmonton-based halal mortgage company; A report released Monday details the racism faced by Black Muslims in Edmonton and put forth recommendations to improve inclusivity\.  

January 10 , 2024 at 01:41:59 p.m. MST • :

Al Rashid Mosque cuts ties with Edmonton-based halal mortgage company

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Alberta doctor has practice permit cancelled after sexual abuse decision; There is growing opposition to a plan by the College of Family Physicians of Canada to increase the time it takes to train a family doctor from two years to three – and it's coming from medical students, family doctors and provincial health ministers\.  

January 9 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. MST • :

Alberta doctor has practice permit cancelled after sexual abuse decision

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AISH caseloads have ballooned over the past decade. What's driving that? ; The steady rise in people receiving benefits through the province's Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped \(AISH\) program hit 75,554 in October\.   

January 9 , 2024 at 05:03:24 p.m. MST • :

AISH caseloads have ballooned over the past decade. What's driving that? 

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Canada Post selling off logistics business as part of effort to 'transform' Crown corp; Canada Post Corp\. has signed a deal to sell SCI Group Inc\., its third-party logistics business, to Metro Supply Chain Inc\. The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company's Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B\.C\., on Thursday June 1, 2017\.  

January 9 , 2024 at 05:14:43 p.m. MST • :

Canada Post selling off logistics business as part of effort to 'transform' Crown corp

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At least 33 Canadian churches have burned to the ground since May 2021. Only 2 were accidents; Clarence Louie, Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, is pictured in front of the remains of St\. Gregory's Church in Osoyoos, B\.C\. on November 30, 2023\.  

January 10 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. MST • :

At least 33 Canadian churches have burned to the ground since May 2021. Only 2 were accidents

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