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CP NewsAlert: Homes ablaze in West Kelowna, B.C., after devastating overnight battle
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Homes are currently ablaze in West Kelowna, B.C., after a devastating overnight battle with a wildfire that has already destroyed a significant number of properties. The fire has been “exponentially worse” than expected, the city’s fire chief says. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Ghost town’: thousands continue to flee Yellowknife as wildfires loom
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
Yellowknife faded into a ghost town in the face of looming wildfires Friday as the mayor of the territorial capital urged residents to leave and not fear looting. “Grocery stores aren’t open. There’s no services here in town. The smoke’s going to get thick, so really encouraging folks (to) head out now,” Rebecca Alty told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, the manufacturer says. Novo Nordisk says it is experiencing a temporary supply disruption with the Ozempic 1 mg injection pen. It says the shortage is due to a combination of global supply constraints and increased demand for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Residents of northwestern Quebec have been evacuated because of high-intensity forest fires raging near Cree communities and Hydro-Québec infrastructure. The Cree Board of Health says seven planes were deployed to the community of Wemindji on Wednesday and Thursday to evacuate more than 200 medically vulnerable people. Wemindji, on the east coast of James ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic expected in Canada, supplier says
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, the supplier says. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-secret briefing on foreign interference left out key documents: Green leader
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says a top-secret briefing on foreign interference did not allow her to access key intelligence documents. Former special rapporteur David Johnston had released an initial report on alleged meddling in Canadian elections in May, along with a confidential annex of evidence that he said opposition party leaders who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!West Kelowna evacuations triple, as City of Kelowna declares wildfire emergency
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – A state of emergency has been declared in the City of Kelowna, B.C., and thousands more West Kelowna residents have been ordered to leave their homes in the face of a fast-burning wildfire. The “very active and unpredictable” McDougall Creek wildfire has now destroyed structures and put more than 2,400 West ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins U.S., Britain in sanctioning Russian justice officials, political court
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is again joining the U.S. and Britain in sanctioning officials accused of corruption, this time involving Russia’s justice system. The new sanctions include the Basmanny District Court, a notorious Moscow tribunal known for sentencing political opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Basmanny court has sentenced Russian opposition politicians Vladimir Kara-Murza and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, a city with a population of about 150,000, as threatening wildfires prompt officials to issue evacuation orders in parts of British Columbia’s Okanagan. Here are the latest developments on the B.C. wildfires (all times are PT): 6:42 a.m. Environment Canada says a special ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The latest news on the wildfires in the Northwest Territories
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Thousands of people have fled the Northwest Territories’ capital and some neighbouring communities under the threat of encroaching wildfires. Here are the latest developments (all times are MT): 4:35 a.m. Officials in the Northwest Territories are forecasting a critical, challenging day in the effort to battle wildfires threatening Yellowknife. They say northwest winds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Wildfires prompt evacuation orders for thousands in N.W.T., B.C.
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 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 “¦ Thousands left in Yellowknife urged to get out Officials in the Northwest Territories are urging thousands of residents remaining in its capital to leave by noon today before a nearby ... Read More »
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