Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death after crews responding to a fire in central Edmonton discovered a woman’s body inside the home.

The fire broke out in the Boyle Street neighbourhood. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded around 5:30 a.m. to the blaze at a home near 93 Street and 105 Avenue.

The Edmonton Police Service said during the fire investigation, firefighters found a dead woman inside the residence and contacted EPS.

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The investigation has since been turned over to the EPS Homicide Section and an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

The medical examiner will be tasked with determining whether the woman was killed by the fire or before it broke out.

Anyone with information about the suspicious death is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.

Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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If you grill it, they will come. That’s the idea behind Faro, Yukon, resident Ryan Stewart’s business, The Faro Pit.

Stewart said he worked in the hospitality industry off and on for decades in Ontario until “falling out of love with it” and deciding to move to Faro.

He said he worked different jobs around town, but his passion for cooking always stuck in the back of his mind.

“I said, ‘How could I love cooking and not make it as brutal a job as it used to be?'” Stewart said.

That question led Stewart to buying a food truck two years ago. From his truck he’d serve “diner-style meals” including burgers, poutine, ribs, and fish and chips.

The idea was to operate the eatery as a seasonal part time gig but the community’s appetite and support quickly changed that plan.

“From day one I had a lineup bigger than I could take,” he said. “People seem to enjoy it so I’ve been able to expand and I couldn’t be more exited.”

Stewart has now moved his business from his food truck to a kitchen inside of the town’s hockey arena. He said with more space and brand new appliances, he’ll be able to serve more people in a more accessible environment.

Stewart said he’s now trying to figure out what to do with his food truck. He said he’d like to eventually get an apprentice to train so that he could then let them run the food truck.

“I would love to be able to send it off into the communities,” Stewart said. “I would love to be able to go off in Ross River in particular. They don’t have a restaurant right now that I’m aware of and I could see that being a great option.”

Last Thursday, Stewart along with his 10-year-old son Oliver, were at the new space inspecting the new equipment, and putting utensils and kitchen accessories away.

Oliver said it makes him “proud, and happy” to see his father pursue his dream. Especially since the dream includes “perfectly salted fries.”

Harold “Tiny” Meers also said he’s proud of Stewart. He said his venture is welcome in a town like Faro.

“The food is fantastic and it’s convenient,” Meers said. “We definitely need something in town that just brings people out and brings people together.”

“People are going to support him. We want to help him do it. Live the dream.”

The Faro Pit is now the town’s second restaurant.

People waiting for an ultrasound in the Halifax area might be receiving a call to go to a new student-run clinic through Dalhousie University’s School of Health Sciences.

The clinic has quietly been seeing patients from Nova Scotia Health’s waitlist since October, but it officially opened on Tuesday.

“So far, patients have been interested in learning about ultrasounds, so they’re really learning along with the students,” said Jennifer Kressebuch, an instructor with the program.

The idea for the clinic was inspired by a similar program in British Columbia, and works to help two challenges facing sonography in the province: staffing shortages and long waitlists.

Pamela Goulden describes the need for sonographers in Nova Scotia as “massive.” She works alongside Kressebuch at the School of Health Sciences.

“I don’t think there’s any department in the province that wouldn’t look to hire students that are graduating,” said Goulden.

Three years ago, Dalhousie doubled the class cohort to train 16 students a year. But those students need on-the-job experience to graduate, and the health-care system doesn’t have room for them all.

So the school came up with the solution of the clinic. The instructors supervise the students, who work on real patients from Nova Scotia Health’s waitlist.

According to the province’s posted wait times, some patients in the Halifax area can wait as long as a year for their appointment.

“It really is helpful for the students because then they get the hands-on time with a patient but also hands-on time with an instructor who can guide them through how to obtain more challenging views,” said Kressebuch.

“It’s certainly different scanning a real-life patient who can have pathologies and other things like that compared to scanning their classmates and labs.”

The clinic is not accepting calls for appointments or walk-ins. Instead, it will be calling patients from the Nova Scotia Health waitlist who have cases that fit the learning modules from each semester.

The hours will also vary, depending on where students are in their education — at times operating just once a week and up to five days a week later in the term.

Students take their time, sometimes working with a patient for an hour, to make sure they’re getting it right.

The results are sent to Nova Scotia Health to be analyzed by radiologists.

Sophie Carmichael, who is in her third year of the program, has completed some training in hospitals. She said she appreciates the slower pace in the clinic while she’s still learning best practices.

“I really like the patient interaction, and I know that I’m playing a role in helping patients feel better as an end goal,” she said.

“If I can be a part of the change to our health-care system, that’s kind of what’s in it for me.”

Catherine Gunn, director of the School of Health Sciences, said the effort has been a great collaboration between the university and the health authority’s diagnostic imaging department.

The ultrasound clinic is in the same space as the lung clinic that opened in November. It offers spirometry tests to those with breathing issues.

While that side of the clinic is privately funded, the ultrasound portion is not. Gunn is hoping that they can prove this model can also make a difference, and eventually get funding to expand.

Right now, they’re seeing patients in two rooms, but have two empty rooms that could be used in the future.

“We would need to have hired staff in order to do that,” said Gunn. “At the moment our goal is to get more students into the workforce so we actually have staff to draw from.”

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The loss of a number of tennis courts at Charlottetown’s Victoria Park is taking a toll on players – and opportunities to grow the sport locally.

A number of the courts have formed dips that allow puddles to form that can take 24 to 48 hours to dry. The fence around the courts is also high enough that balls can easily roll under and be lost during games.

Jordan MacGregor, executive and technical director of Tennis P.E.I., said there are areas of the courts that could use “a little bit more attention” and in their current state they can create problems for players.

“Even if you’re squeegeeing, it takes significant effort to get all the runoff going. So that’s been a pretty significant detriment to people trying to get on court,” MacGregor said.

Water pooling on the courts creates a dangerous scenario for players, who are unable to run without risk of falls, and the rough ground makes it challenging to have a competitive game. The pooling also damages the lifespan of the court, MacGregor said.

MacGregor said one of the courts has a significant crack in its surface, and two others are also in need of repairs.

Pain for the tennis community

The loss of a viable playing area has hurt the Island’s sport community, which MacGregor described as being “extremely patient.” He said tournaments have been forced out of the province, including last summer’s Junior Atlantic Championships, which were played in Nova Scotia and would have brought 120 players and their families to the Island.

Interest in the sport also continues to grow and having courts shut down forces the organization to search for new places to play. The city has been at work to “push us in the right direction,” MacGregor said, providing funding to run the event off-Island, but the city is losing money by not bringing players and families to events here. 

“We keep planning for certain programs, certain events, and then we have to change everything simply because things aren’t prepared or things aren’t ready, which has been a bit tough on us,” he said. 

“For our players and community, we’ve even had to move our main hub tournaments out of town and into other municipalities. The programs that we do run, we can’t host as many players that want to play,” he said.

“So that means there’s bigger wait lists, bigger frustrations from players that are passionate and wanting to get going on court.”

City says corrective work scheduled for spring

MacGregor said the condition of the courts has been frustrating for the tennis community and he hopes Tennis P.E.I. can be involved in the city’s plans to repair the courts.

“At this point, we’re at the mercy of waiting for the company to fix it,” he said.

In a statement, the City of Charlottetown recognized the current state of the tennis courts. Documents from city council noted the courts need a precise one per cent grade without low spots to ensure proper drainage.

It notes corrective work is planned for the spring with temporary closures a possibility.

“City staff are aware of deficiencies with the new tennis courts constructed at Victoria Park in 2025 and are working with the contractor to develop a plan to address these issues, with the goal of minimizing impacts to users.”

Best-case scenario, MacGregor explained, would be to keep the five-court pad running while maintenance is conducted on some of the courts. He hopes work can be done at the latter end of the season, like August, but closures will impact summer programming either way.

“It’s still playable. It’s not ideal, but I think it’s just hard on the community to lose a five-court pad two summers in a row.”

Toronto’s city council will debate Mayor Olivia Chow’s proposed 2026 budget on Tuesday. 

The proposal includes a modest 2.2 per cent property tax increase. If approved, it will be the lowest during Chow’s time in office. 

“My 2026 budget is focused on one thing, making your life more affordable,” the mayor said at a news conference announcing the proposed budget last week.

The total proposed 2026 operating budget amounts to $18.9 billion, with 31 per cent being covered by property taxes and 24 per cent made up of federal and provincial funding. The rest is made up of smaller measures, including rate programs (12 per cent), transit fares (six per cent), and reserves (nine per cent). Chow submitted her budget proposal on Feb. 1, based on a city staff proposal put forward on Jan. 8.

The low property tax increase is possible because of money brought in from raising taxes for home speculators and the top two per cent of luxury homebuyers, Chow told reporters last Monday. 

Some, including Coun. Brad Bradford, have questioned the timing of the lower increase in a municipal election year, though Chow has not said whether she will seek re-election.

“This is a pre-election budget. Mayor Chow is trying to buy Torontonians votes,” Bradford told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s not sustainable and it’s effectively, you know, burning the furniture to heat the house. And that’s not something I would be supportive of.”

Bradford has previously announced his intention to run for mayor this year.

Funding increases for TTC and police

Along with the property tax increase, the proposed budget also includes funding increases for the TTC and Toronto police.

If approved, nearly $1.48 billion will go to the TTC, fully meeting the agency’s funding request.

That funding would support overall transit operations as well as previously announced affordability measures, including a fare freeze and fare capping. 

Chow said in December that if her plan is approved, TTC riders will ride free for the remainder of the month after 47 trips. That program would begin this September.

WATCH | Chow’s proposed budget prioritizes affordability:

Mayor Chow says Toronto’s 2026 budget will prioritize affordability

Mayor Olivia Chow introduced the city’s proposed 2026 budget, highlighting affordability and a lower tax increase. CBC’s Lane Harrison breaks down what we know so far.

The Toronto Police Service is also set to receive a $93 million increase under the proposal, bringing its total funding to $1.43 billion.

The mayor was asked if this would remain the case in light of a police corruption scandal announced last Thursday, which involves the arrest of seven active Toronto police officers and one retired officer.

“This year funds the collective agreement and we do need to honor collective agreements for all workers of the city of Toronto where police officers are one of them. It was negotiated last year,” Chow said on Thursday. 

The funding will also support TPS’s ongoing five-year hiring plan, she said. That plan includes hiring 143 officers this year, in addition to the 360 officers hired in 2025.

The mayor’s plan also includes support for small businesses with a 20 per cent reduction in property taxes, up from 15 per cent last year.

“[Small business] are core to our identity as a city. They’re the fabric of our neighbourhoods,” Chow said last week.

Feedback from the public at committee meetings also prompted the mayor to include half a million dollars for housing and social support services, she said.

Addressing shortfall with reserve funding

The budget proposal also outlines an increase of about $400 million in funding taken from the city’s reserve funds to help make up a $1-billion shortfall.

Chow has said the money taken from the reserves was allocated for specific purposes and will be used as intended.  

But Bradford is concerned the use of reserve funds will cost the city down the line. 

“It’s going to take a major tax increase to replace those reserve accounts,” he said after the mayor’s budget announcement last week.

A new monument in a Vernon, B.C., roundabout is turning heads and bringing back memories of a slower era of ski resort leisure.

Norman Kreutz was first hired as an instructor at SilverStar Mountain Resort in 1984, and has fond memories of riding the retired, two-seater lifts now displayed at a roundabout that was unveiled on Jan. 28. 

“It’s cool to see those old chairlifts there,” said Kreutz who is now the technical director of the SilverStar Mountain Resort ski school.

“It brings back a bit of a nostalgic … feel to it. I think it’s great.”

Vernon Mayor Victor Cumming said the city approached SilverStar Mountain Resort with the idea to display two of the resort’s original lifts at the roundabout, which was to be constructed at the base of the mountain to accommodate an increase in traffic.

Local artist Nancy Wilde of Wilde Designs designed and constructed the art piece, which features two vintage chairs hanging above a miniature version of the mountain.

Cumming said the city wanted to honour the 68-year-long relationship between the city and the resort. 

“It’s a welcoming for people who are heading up the mountain or coming back down,” said Cumming.

He said not only was SilverStar Resort immediately on board, but the resort dusted off the two old-school lifts from storage and donated the chairs, along with a funds for the project.

“We just thought it was a really, really great way to kind of show the history of skiing and the connection between Vernon, the community and the mountain,” said Ian Jenkins, director of marketing at SilverStar Mountain Resort.

WATCH | Silverstar’s former summit chair evokes ski nostalgia in Vernon, B.C.:

Silverstar’s former Summit Chair evokes ski nostalgia in Vernon, B.C.

A mountain monument is turning heads at a new roundabout in Vernon, B.C. As the CBC’s Jacqueline Gelineau reports, a chairlift display is bringing back memories for longtime SilverStar skiers and riders.

Kreutz, who rode the vintage two-seater chairs for years, said the green and yellow lifts were decommissioned in 2017 and 2004 and replaced by a gondola with more comfortable and faster, modern chairs.

He said he also loves being able to reminisce on memories of the quaint history of SilverStar every day, while driving through the roundabout. 

He said the yellow and green chairlifts were so slow, your friends down below used to be able to throw snowballs and have a fairly good chance at hitting you, as you made your way up the mountain.

“It was a real romantic time in the ski business, you didn’t have helmets on. In the spring, you had your sunglasses on and it was stretch pants and, and ski sweaters that you wore. It was quite different than the modern era of skiing,” said Kreutz. 

Terence Giesbrecht is the owner of Skyride cycle shop in Vernon, located a few kilometers downhill from the new roundabout and monument.

He grew up at SilverStar, riding bikes in the summer and skiing in the winter. 

“It’s pretty cool. There’s a lot of people with a lot of good memories, riding on those chairlifts. So that’s pretty neat to see it fixed in the community like this.”

Giesbrecht said he is excited to be able to point at the old lifts while driving his kids up to SilverStar, and tell them stories of the mountain, while on their way to make new mountain memories. 

Орхідеї – ефектні, але вимогливі кімнатні рослини. При правильному догляді вони можуть радувати цвітінням довгі роки, проте помилки з поливом, освітленням або температурою швидко призводять до стресу і в’янення. Як йдеться на сайті Марти Стюарт, якщо листя жовтіє, зморщується або покривається плямами, а бутони в’януть, рослину ще можна врятувати.

Орхідея пожовкла та інші ознаки проблем

Неприємний запах від субстрату часто вказує на грибкові інфекції. Жовте листя говорить про перезволоження, зморщене – про нестачу води, червоне або фіолетове – про сонячний опік. Плями, опадання листя і мляві бутони можуть бути наслідком хвороб або шкідників.

Як можна реанімувати орхідею – корисні поради

• Відрегулюйте полив. М’яке і зморщене листя – ознака пересихання, пожовтіння і опадання – надлишку вологи. Полив потрібно скорегувати.
• Обріжте коріння. Видаліть сухе, гниле або пошкоджене коріння і пересадіть рослину, щоб зупинити поширення гнилі.
• Пересаджуйте вчасно. Ніколи не пересаджуйте орхідею під час цвітіння. Робіть це, коли субстрат руйнується і ущільнюється.
• Замочіть рослину. Якщо орхідея пересохла, занурте горщик у воду на 10 хвилин для відновлення вологи.
• Додайте світла. Орхідеям потрібне яскраве розсіяне світло – природне або штучне.
• Слідкуйте за температурою. Оптимум – близько 18-24 °C вдень і трохи прохолодніше вночі.
• Підтримуйте вологість. Залежно від виду потрібно 50-90% вологості. Піддон з водою або ковпак допоможуть підвищити рівень.
• Перевірте на шкідників. Щитівка, борошнистий червець, кліщі і трипси послаблюють рослину – лікування підбирають за видом шкідника.
• Контролюйте хвороби. Часто зустрічаються бактеріальна плямистість і вірус тютюнової мозаїки. Профілактика – чисті інструменти, горщики і правильний полив.

Важливо. Перед покупкою варто дізнатися природні умови конкретного виду орхідеї – це допоможе забезпечити відповідний догляд і зберегти рослину здоровою надовго.

Нагадаємо, раніше УНІАН розповідав, що робити, щоб цвіла орхідея.

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