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A 37-year-old man has been charged after a woman was found dead following a house fire in northeast Edmonton early Tuesday morning. 

Fire crews were called to an apartment fire near 80 Avenue and 106 Street around 6 a.m. Saturday morning. Residents were evacuated and no injuries have been reported.

Jason Zabos, 44, is charged with mischief, arson with disregard for human life, obstructing a peace officer and disobeying a court order to vacate his south Edmonton apartment.

An overnight fire caused extensive damage to a home that appeared to still be under construction near 19 Street and 20 Avenue in southeast Edmonton on Friday. 

Seven people were taken to hospital Friday morning after a fire ignited in an Edmonton apartment building. Police say the fire started inside a suite, in which a man had barricaded himself.

At least seven people have been taken to hospital following a large apartment fire in a south Edmonton neighbourhood.

A north Edmonton house fire in the Lago Lindo neighbourhood early Tuesday sent four people to hospital, according to the city's fire department.

The Alberta government says city councillors will be briefed on housing and homelessness plans on the same day a vote is expected on the mayor's motion.

As city council prepares to decide whether to declare a homelessness emergency, councillors are set to meet with provincial officials.

A person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at what is believed to be an abandoned home on 79th Street near 119th Avenue just before noon Tuesday.