Overwhelmed addictions centre staff set to walk off the job Monday
May 5, 2024
Workers at a west-of-downtown harm reduction centre are set to go on strike Monday morning in part to protest chronic underfunding they say is leading to heavy workloads and staff burnout amid a toxic drug crisis.
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The evacuation order covering four communities in Fort McMurray lifted Saturday, thanks to a streak of rain, cooler temperatures, and work by crews to build defensive structures against an approaching wildfire.Roughly 6,000 people were ordered to evacuate on May 14, although many more left because they wanted to avoid a do-over of the chaotic 2016 evacuation. The evacuation alert also ended for the rest of Fort McMurray and surrounding communities, such as Fort McMurray First Nation and Anzac.
May 18, 2024 - 13:53 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
Winnipeg fire officials say some 40 people were evacuated from a hotel on Fort Street early Saturday after a leak was discovered on the outside of the building.
May 18, 2024 - 13:31 | Arin Streeter | Global News - Canada
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for the residents of several communities in Fort McMurray, Alta.
May 18, 2024 - 13:08 | Aaron Sousa | Global News - Canada
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