Veterans, advocates want to see changes at Veterans Affairs under new minister
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – It’s been just over three years since Veterans Affairs Canada released a strategy to tackle its 23,000 backlogged benefits applications, and that file has landed on the desk of a new minister for the first time. Ginette Petitpas Taylor has taken over from longtime minister Lawrence MacAulay, and she says finishing the job ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. in state of emergency amid desperate fight to save West Kelowna from wildfires
By The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA – The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelowna’s University of B.C. campus. The fire fight in the Interior is the epicentre for a battle against hundreds of fires across B.C. that have prompted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Most of the people are now gone’: Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues
By The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Nearly all residents have left the capital of the Northwest Territories, where officials say the weather has helped slow the threat of an encroaching wildfire. An evacuation order issued Wednesday for Yellowknife, a city of 20,000, had a deadline of Friday noon, and RCMP were going door to door urging people to leave. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Ghost town’: 19,000 out of N.W.T. capital as dangerous wildfire looms
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – More than 19,000 people left Yellowknife in less than 48 hours as one of the largest firefighting mobilizations in the history of the Northwest Territories continued to protect the city from an encroaching wildfire. “I described today as another marathon sprint,” Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty said Friday evening. “It’s draining and, unfortunately, it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA – Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna, B.C., with firefighters locked in a pitched battle against a rampaging wildfire that helped trigger a provincewide state of emergency. British Columbia Premier David Eby said the declaration was in response to “unprecedented” fires across the province that forced the evacuation of at least ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. enters state of emergency over wildfire crisis, as 10,000 more told to evacuate
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
British Columbia Premier David Eby has declared a provincewide state of emergency in response to “unprecedented” wildfires that have forced the evacuation of at least 10,000 more people late Friday. Eby says the situation has “evolved and deteriorated” quite rapidly. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the number of people under evacuation order in B.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. declares state of emergency over wildfire crisis
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
British Columbia Premier David Eby has declared a provincewide state of emergency in response to “unprecedented” wildfires that have forced the evacuation of thousands more people in the past hour. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homes ablaze in battle to save West Kelowna, B.C., from devastating wildfire
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
Homes were still burning in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday after a devastating wildfire destroyed a significant number of properties overnight, in a battle that the city’s fire chief likened to “100 years of firefighting.” Residents and officials described frightening and uncanny scenes — people leaping into Lake Okanagan to escape the fire, and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Like 100 years of firefighting in one night’: The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Here’s what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster in the Okanagan, where the McDougall Creek fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate from West Kelowna. The blaze has destroyed a significant number of properties. “It was a devastating night last night, probably the toughest of my career. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant number of properties. Here is a timeline of events related to the threat, according to information provided by the Central Okanagan Regional District. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE – No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school. Chief Derek Nepinak of Minegoziibe Anishinabe shared the results of the search in a social media video. He says it takes nothing away from the difficult truths ... Read More »
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