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Hundreds of Canadians cross at Rafah on Sunday as Gaza evacuations continue – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 13, 2023 7:42 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size After 234 Canadians, permanent residents and their eligible family members were allowed to cross from Gaza into Egypt yesterday, a published list of those who will be allowed to cross Monday …

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42% of wildfire evacuations occur in Indigenous communities, researcher

While wildfire season and evacuation alerts have become par for the course for many communities across Canada, for Indigenous people its far too frequent. “It’s a really disproportionate impact when Indigenous people only make up 5 per cent of the population in Canada but 42 per cent of wildfire evacuation …

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N.S. wildfires: Some evacuations lifted in Halifax; Shelburne blaze remains out of control

Some people who were forced to evacuate due to a wildfire in the Halifax area can return home as some areas begin to reopen after the devastation. The wildfire was brought under control over the weekend, thanks to the efforts of dozens of firefighters and some much-needed rainfall. As of …

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Quebec flooding forces evacuations as 2 firefighters remain missing

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec provincial police say two firefighters remain missing Tuesday morning after they were reportedly swept away by rising river waters as major spring flooding hit parts of the province. The pair of firefighters reportedly disappeared Monday afternoon while they were attempting to …

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Wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg west of Edmonton

Fueled by warm weather, high winds and extremely dry conditions, several out-of-control wildfires have grown near Entwistle and Evansburg, and on Saturday night an evacuation order was issued for the communities west of Edmonton in Parkland County and Yellowhead County. Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, Yellowhead County expanded its evacuation …

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