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Listen to this article Estimated 2 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. A smoky and fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California on Friday has prompted multiple evacuation orders …
Read More »More evacuation orders downgraded in Abbotsford but rain and wind warnings issued across B.C.
The receding of floodwaters in Abbotsford, B.C., has led officials to reopen Highway 1 and downgrade some evacuation orders, though more rain is expected across the Fraser Valley and other parts of the province. The City of Abbotsford announced Sunday afternoon that evacuation orders for 248 properties in Sumas Prairie …
Read More »Evacuation orders, alerts remain in place as wildfire near Peachland, B.C., triples in size
A wildfire near Peachland, B.C., that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of properties in the Okanagan municipality has tripled in reported size. The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) reported Friday morning that the fire around the Munro Lake Forest Service Road just west of Okanagan Lake is now burning over 2.2 …
Read More »Israel airdrops leaflets ordering Gaza City evacuation, triggering panic among residents
Palestinians living in the ruins of Gaza City were bombarded with Israeli leaflets on Tuesday ordering them out, after Israel said it was about to obliterate the area in an assault to wipe out Hamas. Residents of the city, home to a million Palestinians before the war, have been expecting …
Read More »Pukatawagan residents yearn for return home after nearly 2 months of evacuation
Thousands of residents forced out of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation by wildfires are growing anxious to return home while they try to stay connected, safe and busy, as the evacuation of their northern Manitoba community continues to drag out. The remote, fly-in First Nation, which is about 700 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg and is …
Read More »Musgrave Harbour evacuation order lifted as rainfall dampens Newfoundland wildfires
Provincial fire duty officer Mark Lawlor says the fires in Chance Harbour and Musgrave Harbour have remained the same size in recent days. (Submitted by Ryan Pitts) A wildfire in central Newfoundland that forced hundreds to evacuate their homes is no longer a threat to the town of Musgrave Harbour, the …
Read More »Alice Lake Park under evacuation order as Squamish wildfire grows – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Visitors are being evacuated from Alice Lake Provincial Park as an out-of-control wildfire in Squamish continues to burn. B.C. Parks issued an advisory online Wednesday evening, after the District of Squamish said the park was closed earlier that afternoon. “In the interest …
Read More »Fire danger high as wildfire southwest of Grande Prairie triggers evacuation orders
Fire crews in the County of Grande Prairie have begun to gain the upper hand on a wildfire that forced some people from their homes over the weekend, but they caution their progress may be short-lived. In an update to residents Monday morning, the county’s regional fire service and Alberta …
Read More »This boy hurt in collision didn’t have an Indian status card, so Ottawa wouldn’t pay for medical evacuation
The family of a seven-year-old boy from Deer Lake First Nation who was denied medical transportation coverage because he didn’t yet have an Indian status card is calling for changes to Ottawa’s Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program. Jordan Harper was seriously injured, and his grandmother died, in January in a head-on collision with another …
Read More »Thousands in Malibu under evacuation orders and without power as wind fuels wildfire
Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red. A “minimal number” of homes …
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