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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Crews fighting to contain a fire threatening homes mere kilometres from the community of Whitecourt are …
Read More »Pimicikamak Cree Nation residents battling burst pipes, infrastructure issues after power restored
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. As power restoration continues in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, community leaders say residents are now battling burst …
Read More »High temperatures hinder Hong Kong firefighters battling deadly highrise complex fire
Fires continue to engulf at least three of the eight towers, according to journalist Laura Westbrook, who just spoke with CBC News Network host Aarti Pole. As Westbrook spoke, dozens of fire trucks and emergency vehicles could be seen lined up along a blocked off street behind her. Flames are …
Read More »Longtime N.S. volunteer firefighter battling cancer won’t receive compensation
When Bruce Masales was diagnosed with Stage 4 bladder cancer, he says the news came without warning. But as a longtime volunteer Halifax firefighter, Masales said he at least took comfort in the belief he would receive financial compensation. However, Masales said he was told he doesn’t qualify under the provincial Workers’ …
Read More »Pope Francis blesses crowd, leaves hospital after battling pneumonia for 5 weeks
A weak and frail Pope Francis left the hospital on Sunday after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia, giving a thumbs up to an adoring crowd and taking a detour to go pray at a Rome-area church before returning home to the Vatican. A motorcade carrying the 88-year-old Pope …
Read More »Alberta firefighter, 24, dies battling Jasper wildfires
A firefighter has died fighting the out-of-control wildfire complex burning in Jasper National Park. RCMP say around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, officers were notified of an Alberta Wildland fire employee who sustained a serious injury. The 24-year-old firefighter was hit by a falling tree while fighting the blaze …
Read More »Firefighters battling large house fire in Toronto
Toronto Fire Services says firefighters are tackling a house fire in the city’s Regent Park neighbourhood on Wednesday. News Source link
Read More »Canada battling its ‘worst wildfire season of the 21st century’: minister – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 13, 2023 6:28 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season of the 21st century. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced the grim milestone Monday, saying more than 47,000 square kilometres have burned so far …
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