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U.S. deploys high-tech Pentagon program to help Canada detect, suppress new wildfires
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada battle one of its worst wildfire seasons on record. The White House says the FireGuard system uses real-time data from drones and satellites to help detect new flareups in remote areas before they burn out of control. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor of western Manitoba community says outpouring of support appreciated
By The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – The mood remains somber in Dauphin, Man., as area residents learn more details of a highway crash that killed 15 people and injured 10. Mayor David Bosiak says people are sad, and the effect on the city and surrounding area will be multi-generational. He adds residents appreciate the support and condolences that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire in southern N.S. occurred amid some of driest recorded conditions: scientist
By The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2023
HALIFAX – A federal scientist with the Canadian Forest Service is pointing to the driest conditions since the Second World War as a key factor behind the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia in the past century. Sylvie Gauthier says she reviewed the records and found the 235-square-kilometre fire in Barrington Lake that swept over bogs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor of western Manitoba community says outpouring of support apreciated
By The Canadian Press on June 17th, 2023
DAUPHIN, Man. – The mood remains somber in Dauphin, Man., as area residents learn more details of a highway crash that killed 15 people and injured 10. Mayor David Bosiak says people are sad, and the effect on the city and surrounding area will be multi-generational. He adds residents appreciate the support and condolences that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We know what’s at stake’: Manitoba minibus drivers say safety paramount for seniors
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on June 16th, 2023
For seniors in communities across Manitoba, minibuses or handivans are essential means of travel. “Without the use of the handivan as a service, there isn’t much else for seniors who are in wheelchairs or walkers to be able to move around,” said Justin Cicholski, manager of a non-profit handivan service in Neepawa, Man., a town ... Read More »
1 responseHome and camper on the wish list for Victoria, B.C., couple after $35M lotto win
By The Canadian Press on June 16th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A couple from Victoria, B.C., are $35 million richer after claiming the whopping sum at a B.C. Lottery Corp. celebration in Vancouver. Lahsen Rezrazi and Debbie Ramsay say they plan on buying a home and a camper van with the prize money after splitting the $70 million jackpot with another winner in Ontario ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government raises more questions over Surrey’s transition back to RCMP service
By Dirk Meissner and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on June 16th, 2023
The RCMP is on its way back as the police force in Metro Vancouver’s largest city, says Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke, but the province’s solicitor general says he’s not “satisfied” he has all information to confirm the decision. Mike Farnworth said Friday changing police forces in B.C. is a two-step process, first Surrey council makes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba RCMP say transport truck in crash that killed 15 had right-of-way
By Steve Lambert and Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on June 16th, 2023
DAUPHIN, MAN. – Dashcam footage seized from a transport truck that collided with a minibus full of seniors, killing 15, shows the bus pulled into the lane where the truck had the right-of-way, Manitoba RCMP said Friday. “We don’t know why the bus proceeded into the (truck’s) lane,” Supt. Rob Lasson told a news conference. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP say no critical injuries in crash of B.C. bus carrying pipeline camp workers
By The Canadian Press on June 16th, 2023
PRINCE GEORGE – A bus loaded with camp workers supporting construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline crashed Friday north of Prince George, B.C., injuring 17 of the 30 people on board, the work camp operators said. Horizon North, which runs a number of such camps in northern B.C., said in a Facebook post that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba RCMP say transport truck in crash that killed 15 had right of way
By The Canadian Press on June 16th, 2023
DAUPHIN, MAN. – Manitoba RCMP say dash-cam footage seized from a transport truck that collided with a minibus full of seniors shows the bus pulled into the lane where the truck had the right-of-way. Fifteen people from in and around Dauphin, Man., died and 10 are in hospital, with six of the survivors in critical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: RCMP say truck in deadly bus crash in Manitoba had right of way
By The Canadian Press on June 16th, 2023
DAUPHIN, MAN. – Manitoba RCMP say dash-cam video shows a bus involved in a crash that killed 15 pulled into the lane where a transport truck had the right of way. More coming... Read More »
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