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Quebec wildfires: Northern town Lebel-sur-Quévillon evacuated for second time
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
MONTREAL – The northern Quebec city of Lebel-sur-Quévillon is being evacuated for the second time in less than three weeks because of forest fires. Mayor Guy Lafrenière says one of two routes connecting the community to the rest of the province has been blocked by a fire. He says everyone must leave before 6:30 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hugo is fine’: RCMP say Richmond, B.C., resident harassed over false cruelty claim
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver are telling the public to leave a pet owner and their dog Hugo alone after the resident was “mercilessly harassed” over unfounded claims of animal abuse. A statement from Richmond RCMP says they have received multiple calls since June 16 to investigate the pet owner after posters were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Coast Guard confirms Titan debris found at Titanic site, five crew dead
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that debris belonging to the Titan submersible has been found near the wreck of the Titanic and all five passengers aboard the vessel are dead. Rear Adm. John Mauger says a tail cone of the submersible and other debris from the vessel were found about 1,600 feet from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lives remembered: A list of the 16 seniors killed in Manitoba bus crash
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – RCMP have released the names of 16 seniors who died following a fiery bus crash in western Manitoba on June 15. The bus had been taking a group from Dauphin and the surrounding area on a day trip to a casino, when it crashed with a transport truck near the town of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: U.S. Coast Guard confirms Titan debris found at Titanic site
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that debris belonging to the Titan submersible has been found near the wreck of the Titanic. The submersible Titan, operated by U.S.-based OceanGate Expeditions, lost contact with surface vessels on Sunday morning as it was nearing the Titanic shipwreck during a 3,800-metre dive. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Gone in an instant:’ Manitoba RCMP release names of 16 seniors killed in bus crash
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – RCMP have released the names of 16 seniors who died after a minibus was struck by a semi-truck west of Winnipeg. One by one, officers and family members placed large photos of the victims, who ranged in age from 68 to 88, at the front of a news conference Thursday in Dauphin, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter cold snap in B.C. cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Wine growers in British Columbia are calculating their losses from a bitter cold snap in the province last winter that has devastated vineyards. Industry representatives are at a Kelowna winery today outlining the affect on vineyards, harvests, revenues and jobs after December’s freeze that saw temperatures in the Okanagan dip to minus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: RCMP release names of 16 Manitoba bus crash victims
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – Manitoba RCMP have released the names of 16 people who died in a crash between a minibus and a semi-truck a week ago on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg. More coming... Read More »
1 responseCanada, United States expand agreement to help each other fight wildfires
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada and the United States are expanding an agreement to share people and equipment to fight wildfires. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and U.S. Ambassador David Cohen are signing the memorandum of understanding in Ottawa today. The two countries have repeatedly relied on each other to help when the wildfire situation grows beyond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Debris field’ found during search for missing Titanic submersible: U.S. Coast Guard
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
The search for a submersible carrying five people has taken a grim turn as the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that a “debris field” has been discovered by a remotely operated vehicle near the wreck of the Titanic. The brief coast guard statement says experts are evaluating the find, but no other details have been ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec wildfires: Dangerously dry weather to persist in fire regions until Monday
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
MONTREAL – Hot, dry conditions are forecast to continue through the weekend in regions of Quebec threatened by wildfires. Katia Petit, a senior Quebec civil security official, says no community or essential infrastructure is immediately threatened by flames, but says there is heavy smoke in some areas. In the northern Quebec town of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Mayor ... Read More »
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