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Evacuation defiance threatens B.C. wildfire fight, minister says, as rain raises hope
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
British Columbia’s emergency management minister is calling for unity in the fight against the province’s wildfires, as she decried people defying evacuation orders to try to defend their properties. Doing so puts at risk the “unified strategy” for battling the worst wildfire season in the province’s history, Bowinn Ma said Wednesday. “I know that some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘In my blood to fight’: Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
North Shuswap resident Kyle Boppre offers a simple explanation when asked why he defied an evacuation order issued as a wildfire bore down on his neighbourhood. “It’s just, I guess, in my blood to fight,” he said. “We were able to save our home.” Boppre and others in the small communities that dot the Shuswap ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter airdrop of granola bars for Poomba the pig, after surviving B.C. wildfire
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
Nourished by a helicopter airdrop of granola bars, Poomba the pig has survived the wildfire devastation that surrounds her on what remains of the Broken Rail Ranch in West Kelowna. The ranch was engulfed in flames last Thursday, but Poomba is roaming on the last patch of grass, cared for by firefighters, said West Kelowna ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese mother of teenage girl found dead in B.C. tearfully testifies at murder trial
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Chinese mother of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago has taken the witness stand at the murder trial of her accused killer. The mother, who cannot be named under the terms of a publication ban on the girls’ identity, broke down in tears as she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc to update Trudeau on government’s response to Emergencies Act report
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the prime minister will soon receive his report outlining the response to recommendations from a public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act. Justice Paul Rouleau concluded in February that the Liberal government met the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to help quell weeks-long “Freedom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chinese mother of teen found dead in B.C. tearfully testifies at trial
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Chinese mother of a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago has taken the witness stand at the murder trial of her accused killer. The mother, who cannot be named under the terms of a publication ban against identifying the girl, broke down in tears ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire evacuation defiance threatening fight and must end, B.C. minister says
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – British Columbia’s emergency management minister says people who are defying wildfire evacuation orders are putting at risk the “unified strategy” for battling the destructive blazes. Bowinn Ma says the BC Wildfire Service has “opened a dialogue” to understand why some are defying the orders, but the directives carry legal weight and defiance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Fire evacuation defiance threatening fight and must end, minister says
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – British Columbia’s emergency management minister says people who are defying evacuation orders are putting at risk the “unified strategy” for battling the destructive blazes. Bowinn Ma says the BC Wildfire Service has “opened a dialogue” to understand why some are defying the orders, but the directives carry legal weight and defiance of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Astronomical costs’: N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay Wednesday as politicians continued grappling with “astronomical” costs of fighting the blazes and how to eventually get people home. The N.W.T. government said in its wildfire update that fires encroaching on the capital of Yellowknife, along with the communities of Hay River ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sanctions Russian nuclear sector, assesses reports of Prigozhin death
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is sanctioning more Russians accused of supporting the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with a focus on banks, defence companies and the nuclear sector. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is announcing a dealings ban for four Russians and 29 entities, including a rifle company, a shipbuilder and atomic research institutions. The ban targets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals look to tackle international student rackets as part of housing crisis
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Liberal cabinet ministers are suggesting the federal government is ready to tackle long-standing problems related to the international student program, including cases of fraud and exploitation by consultants and shady educational institutions. They are doing so as part of efforts to ease the housing crisis as the government faces enormous pressure to help ... Read More »
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