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Crews fighting wildfires near Fort Nelson hope skies open up after rainy Thursday
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for. In a video released late Thursday night by the B.C. Wildfire Service, fire behaviour specialist for the Parker Lake and Patry Creek blazes Evan Peck said recent rain was much needed and made for excellent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires The oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray got a watery reprieve from a menacing wildfire Thursday as steady rain fell and water cannons delivered a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hard-working fire crews, rain help keep Fort McMurray wildfire from growing
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Every day since a wildfire began menacing the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., grimy, exhausted firefighters have been spilling of helicopters at the end of another one of the toughest shifts around. Hard, manual labour? “Yes,” said Gavin Hojka, incident commander in charge of 172 wildland firefighters. “Very.” There is no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most Canadians support abortion, one-third see Tories as least supportive: poll
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman’s right to an abortion and two in three don’t want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey also suggests support has diminished significantly since the fall for the idea of a province using the notwithstanding clause to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court to hear from former acquaintances of admitted Winnipeg serial killer
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Two former acquaintances of an admitted serial killer are expected to testify today in the murder trial of Jeremy Skibicki. One of those is set to provide details about the behaviour of the man charged with killing four Indigenous women. Skibicki is facing four counts of first-degree murder for the slayings in 2022. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RCMP link four women killed in the 1970s to dead serial sex offender
By The Canadian Press on May 17th, 2024
EDMONTON – RCMP in Alberta say they have linked the killings of four women in the 1970s to a serial sex offender. They say the killer has since died. Investigators with the historical homicide unit were scheduled to give a media briefing today in Edmonton. Mounties say some details are sensitive and disturbing in nature. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother, stepfather get 15 years for manslaughter in death of B.C. boy Dontay Lucas, 6
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. Mitchell Frank and Rykel Frank stood in shackles in a court in Port Alberni as they were sentenced for the death of the boy who was found in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holdover wildfires: Why B.C. may see more overwinter fires flare up this season
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – One of the largest wildfires burning in Western Canada is the Patry Creek fire, 25 kilometres north of Fort Nelson, B.C., which re-emerged May 2 after smouldering through the winter. It has now been measured at more than 700 square kilometres. Patry Creek is a so-called holdover fire, and wildfire officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-wife of Winnipeg serial killer recounts violence, sex assaults, bizarre behaviour
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A former wife of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki testified Thursday about their violent marriage and how it seemed like he had multiple personalities. The woman said she met Skibicki at Siloam Mission, a Winnipeg homeless shelter, when she was struggling with drug addiction in February 2018. Skibicki was with two other men, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire causes ‘some structural damage’ outside town: mayor
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A wildfire threatening the town of Fort Nelson in far northeast B.C. has inflicted “some structural damage,” according to the community’s mayor. Rob Fraser, the mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, which includes Fort Nelson, says the damage occurred on rural properties outside town, around the northern flank of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada provides $40 million in new assistance for Palestinians
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada is providing $40 million to help Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid concern over what it calls a catastrophic humanitarian situation, worsened by an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. Ottawa says the funding will support the provision of food, water, emergency medical assistance, protection services and other life-saving assistance in the region. ... Read More »
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