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Premier Caroline Cochrane recounts search for homeless during Yellowknife evacuation
YELLOWKNIFE — Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory ordered everyone in its capital to leave last week due to encroaching wildfires, she said she checked to make sure homel
Aug 21, 2023 10:30 AM
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Montreal police investigating after overnight violence leaves one dead, two injured
Montreal police are investigating separate violent incidents last night that left one person dead and two people injured. Police say they responded to a call about gunshots a little after midnight in the St-Michel borough.
Aug 21, 2023 10:14 AM
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In the news today: Wildfires continue raging across B.C., N.W.T.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Smoky conditions help B.C.
Aug 21, 2023 4:15 AM
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Firefighters take stock of N.W.T. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end
YELLOWKNIFE — Firefighters trying to keep wildfires at bay from the city of Yellowknife took stock of the flames Sunday after cool, damp weather over the weekend gave them a break from the fire burning 15 kilometres from the capital.
Aug 20, 2023 11:51 PM
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A look at the number of wildfires and evacuations in B.C.
British Columbia remains under a state of emergency after thousands of people were evacuated from their homes because of nearby wildfires, including the blazes on either side of Lake Okanagan in the Interior.
Aug 20, 2023 11:16 PM
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The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere in the province.
Aug 20, 2023 10:40 PM
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'We might not have a home': Fire evacuees in Kelowna parking lot ponder unclear fate
KELOWNA, B.C. — Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night from a neighbour, and estimate they had about 10 minutes to get out the door.
Aug 20, 2023 7:18 PM
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Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn
The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones.
Aug 20, 2023 6:14 PM
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'A great feeling': Okanagan wildfire battle has turned a corner, say fire chiefs
KELOWNA, B.C. — Fire chiefs say the fight against devastating wildfires that have been rampaging around Lake Okanagan, B.C., has turned a corner after days of destruction.
Aug 20, 2023 4:59 PM
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Planting roots: Quebec cemetery turns former golf course into forest for the deceased
SAINTE-SOPHIE, Que. — At a new ecological cemetery north of Montreal, there are no gravestones or plaques. Instead, people locate burial sites with the help of a cellphone app. Cemetery Forêt de la Seconde Vie opened in Ste-Sophie, Que., on Aug.
Aug 20, 2023 7:00 AM
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