Even as Canadians choke on orange smoke, the parliamentary budget officer says there is no way to add the benefits of fighting climate change to the national books. The World Meteorological Association says we are heading for the dreaded 1.5 degrees of warming in five years but the value of …
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Evacuation order issued for parts of Osoyoos, B.C., as growing wildfire crosses Canada-U.S. border
The B.C. Wildfire Service is responding to an out-of-control fire that has reached over the U.S.-Canada border, about four kilometres from the town of Osoyoos in B.C.'s southern Interior. 732 properities, including some residents in Osoyoos, must leave their homes due to a growing wildfire The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen …
Read More »N.W.T. wildfire evacuees assured financial aid in the works
The N.W.T. government hastened Tuesday to reassure tens of thousands of displaced residents that everyone who fled under evacuation orders will get a helping hand — and financial assistance — to get home. Most of Tuesday evening's wildfire update was devoted to talk about money The N.W.T. government hastened Tuesday …
Read More »Coast Guard ships ready to help Hay River, N.W.T., if wildfire worsens, mayor says
The mayor of Hay River says the Canadian Coast Guard is on standby in the southern N.W.T. hub in case the wildfire situation worsens and further emergency evacuations are needed. Hay River Kandis Jameson says she'll never forget watching roaring fire from plane The mayor of Hay River says the …
Read More »Alberta yet to reach peak wildfire burning period, officials say as calls emerge to delay provincial election
The number of Albertans forced from their homes due to out-of-control wildfires has risen overnight with three new evacuation orders declared in the past 24 hours, fire officials said Sunday afternoon. More than 19,000 residents have now been ordered to escape wildfires The number of Albertans forced from their homes …
Read More »With rent and other bills due soon for N.W.T residents, some are asking for more relief
Rents and bills will be due in less than a week for approximately 68 per cent of residents in N.W.T. evacuated due to wildfires. Some relief has been offered but community groups say more is needed. Utility and carrier bills to be credited or waived off temporarily Rent and other …
Read More »King Charles won’t be known as ‘defender of the faith’ — does it matter?
King Charles will have a new title in Canada after the government dropped a centuries-old accolade — “defender of the faith” — as part of a push to redefine the head of state’s role. Canada drops monarch’s 16th-century religious title as part of a modernization push. . King Charles will …
Read More »Suspect arrested in Serbia’s 2nd mass shooting in 2 days
Serbian police on Friday arrested a gunman suspected of killing eight people and wounding 14 others in a village near Belgrade in the second mass shooting in the country this week. Police say a gunman killed 8 and wounded 14 in drive-by shooting near Belgrade. Serbian police on Friday arrested …
Read More »3 charged in India after complaint details family’s last moments before fatal St. Lawrence River journey
A police complaint filed in India alleges that the families who drowned on the St. Lawrence in March were pressured by human smugglers to board a boat in a storm to cross into the U.S. The charges in India are the first related to the St. Lawrence River deaths and …
Read More »‘It doesn’t make sense’: Experts question the Kremlin’s account of that drone strike
When it comes to symbolic, made-for-TV moments, the alleged drone strike on the Kremlin early Wednesday morning ticks almost all of the boxes. Which is just one reason seasoned Russia-watchers are questioning Moscow’s version of events. Could Russia be propping up an excuse to make more nuclear threats? When it …
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