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Wildfire threat in B.C. continues as winds pick up during stormy weather
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2023
Several major wildfires continue to burn out-of-control in British Columbia’s Interior, where forecasted rain had been hoped to dampen blazes in parts of the Central Okanagan and the Shuswap. But Environment Canada data shows neither Kelowna’s airport nor Salmon Arm recorded measurable precipitation Tuesday, after initial predictions called for possible rain and thunderstorms in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary hearing postponed for Quebec man charged with killing 3 people with truck
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – A preliminary hearing for a Quebec man charged with killing three people with his truck has been postponed until January 2024. A spokesperson for the province’s prosecutions office says the request was made by Steeve Gagnon’s lawyer on Tuesday. Gagnon, 38, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and nine counts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.W.T. extends state of emergency, premier to tour Edmonton evacuation centre
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – A state of emergency in the Northwest Territories has been extended until Sept. 11. The territorial government declared it on Aug. 15 as wildfires threatened several communities, including the capital, Yellowknife. The move was meant to allow the government to marshal the resources it needed to protect the health and safety of residents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal will not replace toppled John A. Macdonald statue that stood downtown
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2023
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal says it won’t replace a toppled statue of Canada’s first prime minister in a downtown park. The city’s executive committee says it will instead partner with a local institution to display the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in a different location with more contextual information for onlookers. Erected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to visit Indonesia, Singapore and India next week as Canada seeks trade deals
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Asia next week for a whirlwind tour of Indonesia, Singapore and India. The trip involves the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi, and a focus on economic ties in booming regions of Southeast Asia, as Canada seeks alternatives to a rising China. In Jakarta, Trudeau will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Universities pull course info and BC kids head back to school soon
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 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… Universities pull course info from public sites for safety Several Ontario universities are removing course location, and other information, from their public websites as a safety measure, as faculty representatives look ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No more ‘Forest Fridays’: B.C. pupils to return to school in fire-ravaged communities
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Alesha Campbell’s five-year-old daughter Maddie used to look forward to “Forest Fridays,” when she and kindergarten classmates would walk through the woods behind Rose Valley Elementary in West Kelowna. But now most of the forest has been burned by the McDougall Creek wildfire, part of a fire complex that has damaged or destroyed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawk-language Bible published after decades-long effort by one Quebec man
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2023
KANESATAKE – Harvey Satewas Gabriel still remembers the first time he heard a preacher read Bible passages in the Mohawk language back in the 1950s. He watched the United Church minister open the book and translate the Scripture into Mohawk straight off the page as he read, the words sounding like “honey” to the then-17-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning sparks about 40 new B.C. wildfires, but rain may bring relief
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2023
Lightning strikes have sparked dozens of new wildfires in British Columbia, as thunderstorms brought mixed blessings to the province’s battle against its worst fire season on record. A forecast of rain promised relief for some wildfire zones in the south and Interior, but lightning associated with the storms triggered most of the 47 new blazes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more than 20 brands of energy drinks
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding its recall of energy drinks to include more than 20 brands. The agency began recalling the drinks in July because they do not comply with various caffeine content and bilingual labelling requirements. Sonic the Hedgehog, Toxic Rick and Liquid Rage are among the brands added to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s first case of new COVID variant is detected in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2023
The BC Centre for Disease Control has detected Canada’s first known case of a new COVID-19 variant that has emerged in several other countries and is being monitored by the World Health Organization. The centre says the BA.2.86 variant of the Omicron strain was identified in a person from the Fraser Health region who hadn’t ... Read More »
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