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Video captures ‘incredibly rare’ B.C. wildfire tornado over lake
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
LILLOOET, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service has shared a video showing what it calls an “incredibly rare” fire tornado, also known as a fire whirl, that was whipped up over Gun Lake in the Central Interior. It says the video, showing a giant vortex of gas and flame disappearing into the night sky, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy rain helps douse Okanagan wildfires, as destruction becomes clearer
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Firefighters in the Okanagan say heavy rain overnight has helped douse wildfires that forced the evacuation of thousands of people, as the cost of the devastating blazes becomes clearer. They say 174 properties have been partially or totally damaged by the fires that had been rampaging around Lake Okanagan since last Thursday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman’s death should be reinstated: arbitrator
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
An arbitration tribunal has ordered the reinstatement of an orderly who was fired after an Indigenous woman filmed Quebec hospital staff insulting her as she died. Arbitrator Serge Brault says that while Myriam Leblanc made inappropriate comments toward Joyce Echaquan, she was not responsible for the bulk of the poor treatment the woman received prior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Heavy rain helps douse Okanagan wildfires
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
Firefighters in the Okanagan say heavy rain overnight has helped douse wildfires that forced the evacuation of thousands of people, as the cost of the devastating blazes becomes clearer. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec missing 8,558 teachers days before start of school year
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville attempted to reassure parents Wednesday as he confirmed the province is still missing thousands of teachers just days before the start of the school year. Despite what the minister described at a morning news conference as a “big challenge,” he said the government’s goal is to ensure no classrooms are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As conservative premiers talk gender and kids, Poilievre’s grassroots ask same of him
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – As conservative premiers change the rules around pronoun use in schools, members of the federal Conservative grassroots want Pierre Poilievre to wade further into the debate around gender. A submission advancing to a policy convention next month proposes discussion of a Conservative government prohibiting “life altering medicinal or surgical interventions” for those 18 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa looked at changes to land claims process, acknowledged issues: documents
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Newly released internal documents show Canada has been pondering a new way to settle First Nation land claims. In briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, the federal government also acknowledged issues with the current specific claims process. Specific claims deal with past wrongs against First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. wildfires: Drenching rain may bring relief, but also localized ‘debris flows’
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
Drenching rainfall is being predicted for a broad sweep of British Columbia’s fire-ravaged Interior, bringing up to 80 millimetres of rain and possible relief for fire crews battling blazes that have forcing thousands from their homes. But the forecast is also associated with warnings of potential localized flooding and “debris flows” as rains hit the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cabinet ministers leave retreat without new plans to address housing crisis
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal cabinet is wrapping up a three-day retreat in Charlottetown today promising concrete action on housing but without any specific new initiatives on the table. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the housing challenge “has been decades” in the making and promises the government is focused on “getting more housing built.” But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high school classrooms
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
QUEBEC – It’s the final bell for cellphones in Quebec classrooms as the province’s Education Department plans to ban their use in most teaching settings. Education Minister Bernard Drainville is scheduled to make the announcement this morning. The directive would only apply to public elementary and high schools and would still allow teachers to use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Wildfires in B.C. and NWT, Yellowknife still under threat
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 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… Rain, lightning expected in B.C. wildfire regions Firefighters in British Columbia’s southern Interior continue to battle a number of significant wildfires even as cooler, wetter weather is anticipated in the region. ... Read More »
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