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Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Wednesday’s Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 02, 03, 06, 07, 17 & 27. Bonus: 24 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 29325338-01 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Some 20,000 residents in the capital of the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave by Friday as the wildfire danger intensifies. The evacuation order issued Wednesday night applies to the city of Yellowknife and neighbouring First Nations communities of Ndilo and Dettah. The N.W.T. government said residents living along Ingraham Trail and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuation ordered for Yellowknife as wildfire approaches
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – An evacuation has been ordered for the City of Yellowknife and some of the surrounding area as wildfires approach. The Northwest Territories government says residents living along the Ingraham Trail, in Dettah, Kam Lake, Grace Lake and Engle Business District are at highest risk and should evacuate as soon as possible. It says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campers evacuated after flaring wildfire trapped them in southern B.C. backcountry
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
VANCOUVER – About 80 campers have been evacuated from Cathedral Provincial Park in southern British Columbia after being trapped overnight by a nearby wildfire. Dale Bojahra, a co-ordination officer with the BC Wildfire Service, says an increase in wind speed yesterday triggered a “dramatic increase in fire behaviour” by the Casper Creek wildfire and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steven Guilbeault to become first cabinet minister to visit China since 2018
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will travel to China on a diplomatic mission later this month, even as politicians in Ottawa continue to negotiate a public inquiry into alleged foreign interference. Guilbeault will be in Beijing from Aug. 26 to 31 in what will be the first official visit of a Canadian cabinet minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP and Green leaders cleared to review secret evidence on foreign meddling attempts
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal leaders for the New Democrats and Green Party have both received the security clearance they need in order to be briefed on specific allegations of foreign interference attempts in Canadian elections. Former special rapporteur David Johnston released an initial report on alleged meddling in May, along with a confidential annex of evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires edge closer to Yellowknife as N.W.T. continues to battle blazes
By Jamin Mike and Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
Wildfires menacing the capital of the Northwest Territories crept closer Wednesday while evacuees continued to arrive in Alberta, recounting stories of roads on fire and homes melted to their metal frames. The N.W.T government, in its latest fire update, said a blaze had advanced slightly overnight and was within 16 kilometres of Yellowknife, home to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide investigators in British Columbia say they are seeking a third suspect in the killing of Surrey Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down on June 18. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the person was thought to be connected to two gunmen who shot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. puts fish protection orders in place as heat, drought persists
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia government is putting fish protection orders in place for the Thompson Okanagan region as extreme drought conditions affect river levels and threaten the local salmon populations. More than 80 per cent of the province has reached Level 4 or 5 drought conditions, the highest possible rankings, after months of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. changes policy on dispute with U.S. on selenium contamination from coal mines
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
The British Columbia government has changed its tune on a long-requested investigation into contamination from its mines flowing into U.S. waters, opening the door to progress on an issue that has drawn the attention of President Joe Biden. The province has confirmed to The Canadian Press that it would now welcome a role in such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – It’s been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would burn down. Eventually, Zeman said he and his wife moved their treasures permanently after the family had to evacuate twice. ... Read More »
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