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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 23, 2023 11:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Cree community in northern Quebec is being evacuated Friday morning because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The Cree Nation of Mistissini said on its Facebook page that …
Read More »Out-of-control blazes already raging as Ontario braces for wildfire season
As large parts of the country struggle with the spread of wildfires and mandatory evacuations, swathes of Ontario sit under forest fire warnings. An extreme fire warning is in place for parts of Ontario that include Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, Algonquin Park and areas of traditional cottage country around …
Read More »Raging Newfoundland forest fires grow overnight, as crews look to forecast rain to quell blazes
Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial forest fire duty officer is looking to the forecast for rain Tuesday, after a raging forest fire near Grand Falls-Windsor widened overnight by more than 50 per cent. Jeff Motty said the size of the Paradise Lake fire, located in a forested area of central Newfoundland, is estimated …
Read More »With a war raging and food prices soaring, Trudeau attends Commonwealth summit in Rwanda
The war in Ukraine will cast its shadow over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Commonwealth national leaders as they arrive in Kigali, Rwanda on Wednesday for their first meeting since the onset of the pandemic. Food security — particularly in Africa — is expected to be a major topic of the leaders’ conference. …
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