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Checkpoints will block attempts to return, N.W.T. official warns wildfire evacuees
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – A spokeswoman for the Northwest Territories’ emergency management organization says there have been reports of people returning to Fort Smith, or planning to return there, despite the wildfire risk. Jennifer Young says residents need to know they will be stopped at established checkpoints and asked to verify they are an essential worker of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier to get first-hand look at fire damage in B.C.’s southern Interior
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province’s fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to get a first-hand look at the devastation caused by raging wildfires. Speaking at a news conference Monday, Eby said the goal of the visit is to reassure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cabinet set to hear from housing experts as Charlottetown retreat continues
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
CHARLOTTETOWN – The federal cabinet today is expected to discuss whether to revisit the existing national housing strategy and possibly hold a national housing summit with other levels of government and the private sector in a bid to solve the growing housing crisis across the country. The discussions underway at the cabinet retreat in Charlottetown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-BBC reporter passionate about local news informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires
By The Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2023
A former BBC sports reporter in the Northwest Territories has become central to the world’s understanding of the wildfires threatening the territory and its capital, Yellowknife. Ollie Williams is the editor and co-founder of Cabin Radio, a news outlet in Yellowknife that has become a cherished source of immediate local information about the fires threatening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Almost 60 buildings lost to wildfire in Kelowna, B.C., area, fire chiefs say
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
Wildfires tearing through the Kelowna area in recent days have damaged at least 60 structures, officials in British Columbia’s Interior said Monday, prompting the premier and two senior cabinet ministers to announce an upcoming visit to survey the damage. Fire chiefs from West Kelowna, Kelowna and Lake Country said homes have been destroyed in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Critical firefighting equipment being moved or stolen, says BC Wildfire Service
By The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
BC Wildfire Service says critical equipment used to fight some of the province’s devastating blazes has been moved and sometimes stolen, in one case three times. The fire service says the pumps, sprinklers, hoses and ATVs that have been taken in the North Shuswap area are “critically impacting” the effectiveness of structural protection. Information officer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections watchdog fines ex-PMO staffer for voting in wrong riding in 2021 election
By The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s elections watchdog has fined a former staffer in the Prime Minister’s Office $1,500 for knowingly voting in the wrong federal riding in 2021. A summary of the notice of the violation on the election commissioner’s website says Ayesha Chughtai tried to cast a ballot at the returning officer’s office in the Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s premier urges Meta to allow news sharing in B.C. amid wildfire crisis
By The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Premier David Eby is calling on the social media company Meta to reverse its decision to block Canadian news from being shared online in British Columbia, saying it feels like it is holding the province “ransom” in its ongoing spat with Ottawa. Eby is imploring the company and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Unprofessional’: Two lawyers barred from practising in Manitoba after judge followed
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Law Society of Manitoba has barred two Alberta lawyers from practising in the province after receiving complaints they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a case involving COVID-19 public health orders. John Carpay, president of the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and Randal Jay Cameron must ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Resilience’: First Nation hosts healing gathering to recover from stabbing rampage
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION – Chiefs representing a Saskatchewan First Nation that was the site of a mass killing last year offered condolences and prayers Monday as part of a traditional healing gathering. Chief Robert Head of Peter Chapman First Nation, one of three bands that make up James Smith Cree Nation, told a crowd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire fight switches from defence to offence near capital of Northwest Territories
By The Canadian Press on August 21st, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Firefighters battling a wildfire near the capital of the Northwest Territories shifted from defence to offence Monday after a weekend of cooler temperatures, favourable winds and some rain. “We’re in a position to move to direct attack on that fire,” N.W.T. fire information officer Mike Westwick said Monday. Until now, firefighters had mostly ... Read More »
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