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The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 19, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: With all that water flowing by, do we really need drought restrictions?
IT'S THE FISH. That's the answer if you've been skeptical about the value of water bans during the drought.We can be forgiven for asking about it - the rivers are certainly low but they don't look lik...
Aug 19, 2023
Yellowknife veterinarian helps pets flee fires, supports animals left behind
Yellowknife veterinarian Michelle Tuma was having a hectic month even before an encroaching wildfire forced the mass evacuation of her home community. Nothing prepared her for the chaos of getting tho...
Aug 19, 2023
Sweden beats Australia to win another bronze medal at the Women's World Cup
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Sweden won yet another bronze medal at the Women's World Cup, with Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani scoring Saturday in a clinical 2-0 win over tournament co-host Austra...
Aug 19, 2023
Veterans, advocates want to see changes at Veterans Affairs under new minister
OTTAWA - It's been just over three years since Veterans Affairs Canada released a strategy to tackle its 23,000 backlogged benefits applications, and that file has landed on the desk of a new minister...
Aug 19, 2023
Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden on Saturday - his first visit to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, the Swedish government...
Aug 19, 2023
'Nation-building moment': Yukon eyes connection to B.C. electricity grid
Yukon's energy minister says Canada's push for more green energy and a net-zero electricity grid should spark renewed interest in connecting the territory's power to British Columbia. Minister of Ener...
Aug 19, 2023
'Most of the people are now gone': Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues
YELLOWKNIFE - Nearly all residents have left the capital of the Northwest Territories, where officials say the weather has helped slow the threat of an encroaching wildfire. An evacuation order issued...
Aug 19, 2023
B.C. in state of emergency amid desperate fight to save West Kelowna from wildfires
WEST KELOWNA - The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelow...
Aug 19, 2023
Demerio Houston's pick-six lifts Blue Bombers over Stampeders 19-18
CALGARY - Defensive back Demerio Houston carried an interception into the end zone as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers held off the Calgary Stampeders 19-18. Sergio Castillo made four field goals in the defe...
Aug 18, 2023
