Alberta, N.W.T. premiers to tour reception centre for wildfire evacuees in Calgary
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
CALGARY – The premiers of Alberta and the Northwest Territories are scheduled to tour a Calgary reception centre for wildfire evacuees this afternoon. Tens of thousands have been forced from the territory, with many seeking refuge in Alberta. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, provincial Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis and N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane are to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations ‘shutting down’ B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
Two First Nations say they’re “shutting down” public access to B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. The Lil’wat and N’Quatqua First Nations say they’re asserting their title and rights to shared unceded territory to take time to harvest and gather resources. They say the park will reopen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau in Okanagan to meet firefighters, as final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the Okanagan in the B.C. Interior to meet with firefighters, volunteers and officials involved in the region’s wildfire fight. Almost 200 homes were lost or damaged around Lake Okanagan in the past week, but the battle has turned a corner with two major blazes being held by firefighters, although ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec physicians college says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying because they fear reprisals. The professional order expresses its concern in a letter it plans to send to members today, which was obtained by The Canadian Press. The letter, signed by college president Mauril Gaudreault, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK police are investigating the deaths of 88 people linked to Canadian self-harm websites
By The Associated Press on August 25th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm. The probe is part of international inquiries sparked by the arrest in Canada earlier this year of Kenneth Law, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Travel restrictions lifted in B.C., phone disruptions in NWT
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Evacuation, travel orders lifted as fires diminish The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna’s city limits, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuation orders, final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area as wildfires diminish
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna’s city limits, as wildfires there diminish after this week’s rainfall. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said in a statement late yesterday that travel restrictions to West Kelowna – adjacent to the McDougall Creek wildfire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada’s wildfires
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2023
Canada’s current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn’t enough to convince them. Instead, space lasers, arsonists and government plots to restrict people’s movement are some of the causes of the fires, according to fringe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.W.T. wildfires disrupt phone, internet services as evacuee anxiety mounts
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Wildfires continued to disrupt communication services Thursday in the Northwest Territories while crews braced for a tough two days fighting the blaze threatening the capital city of Yellowknife. Northwestel said in a morning statement that all telecommunications had been restored in the evacuated community of Kakisa and that every community had connectivity. However, ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. fire crews temporarily pulled out as protest tried to ‘overwhelm’ RCMP blockade
By Brieanna Charlebois, Darryl Greer and Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
The BC Wildfire Service has confirmed it temporarily pulled out crews fighting fires in the province’s Shuswap region after protesters showed up at an RCMP roadblock Wednesday evening in what police say was an effort to “overwhelm” the blockade. Police say protesters challenged officers at the blockade on the Trans-Canada Highway, and “threats of violence” ... Read More »
2 responsesMother tells B.C. murder trial of final embrace with teenage girl, hours before death
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The mother of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a British Columbia park six years ago has told a murder trial how she gave her a last hug, hours before the girl’s death. The Chinese mother has testified through tears that she didn’t know it would be their “final farewell.” The woman has ... Read More »
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