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Mountains that normally see their peak snowpack in March are brown this year, thanks to a spring heat dome that baked the western U.S. for much of the second half of March. That’s raising alarm bells for the fire season, which is already ramping up. John Abatzoglou, a professor of …
Read More »Plane crashes and burns while landing in South Korea, killing 179
A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport on Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. …
Read More »2 dead, 1 in critical condition as major fire burns in Old Montreal
A major fire burning in Old Montreal has left two people dead and one person in critical condition, according to Radio-Canada. Montreal police have opened an investigation into the fire, which started around 2 a.m. in a three-storey building at the corner of Notre-Dame and Bonsecours streets. Police say the fire …
Read More »Flin Flon, Man., residents urged to be prepared as wildfire burns nearby – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 12, 2024 9:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Manitoba city on the boundary with Saskatchewan is asking residents to be prepared to leave on short notice as a small wildfire burns nearby in that province. The …
Read More »Burns and O’Hair clubhouse leaders with 3-shot lead at RBC Canadian Open
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Americans Sam Burns and Sean O’Hair were the clubhouse leaders on Thursday in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. They were three shots ahead of the pack after 7-under 63 rounds. Burns had two eagles and O’Hair had one to …
Read More »‘They were supposed to be dead’: Calgary explosion victims require more surgery – Calgary
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A prayer of thanks planned for 10 men injured in a massive house explosion in late March has been delayed after three survivors met setbacks in their recovery. A month ago, all of those injured were out of hospital, prompting members of …
Read More »Building at former Fun Mountain waterslide park burns down – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A building at a once-popular Winnipeg attraction has been destroyed by a fire. Firefighters in the RM of Springfield were called to the site of the former Fun Mountain waterslide park, which is permanently closed, around 3 a.m. Sunday. Springfield fire Chief …
Read More »Man suffers serious burns in Halton Hills, Ont. fire, police say
Paramedics took a male patient to hospital with serious burns after a fire in Halton Hills, Ont., on Saturday night. Halton Regional Police said the blaze was reported around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday on Eighth Line. The residents of the building’s basement unit evacuated before emergency services arrived, police said. …
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