Edmonton Transit Service is investigating a claim that several people trying to stay warm in a downtown LRT station were expelled by transit officers into the extreme cold early Wednesday morning.

1:33 How to improve Edmonton’s cold weather response after homeless people kicked out of LRT station The Edmonton Police Service apologized Wednesday for the way officers forced members of the ...

Spokesman Stuart Green said TTC staff observe between 30 and 60 unhoused people per day in transit stations during cold weather months, compared to eight to 10 the rest of the year.

Welland and Port Colborne are ensuring its residents stay safe during the frigid temperatures.The Weather Network has predicted temperatures will get as cold as –22 C in Niagara during the next few ...