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Salvation Army leader supports Kelowna-area fire fight with free meals
August 26, 2023 - 12:44 PM

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Jennifer Hansen was evacuated from her home in the West Kelowna, B.C., area last week, but that hasn't stopped the Westside Salvation Army captain from feeding firefighters and other evacuees.
U.S. hiker dies after falling from popular B.C. hiking trail near Whistler
July 11, 2023 - 5:52 PM

WHISTLER, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say a 28-year-old American woman has died after falling from a popular hiking trail near Whistler.
Trudeau to make first official visit to South Korea : In The News for May 15
May 15, 2023 - 1:15 AM

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 15 ...
'Should be an alarm bell': Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations
February 12, 2022 - 7:00 AM

Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three children in a house fire last month.
Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say
July 26, 2021 - 3:22 PM

VANCOUVER - A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say.
Evacuated Winnipeg hotel had no carbon monoxide detectors: report
November 22, 2019 - 2:30 PM

WINNIPEG - A hotel that was evacuated last summer due to a carbon monoxide leak had no carbon monoxide detectors, contrary to the provincial fire code, says Manitoba's Office of the Fire Commissioner.
Fire marshal releases cause of fatal Pubnico Head fire that killed four children
February 22, 2018 - 11:28 AM

HALIFAX - A fast-moving fire that claimed the lives of four children in rural Nova Scotia last month was ignited by heat coming from a wood stove, the province's fire marshal confirmed Thursday as he said his office must do a better job of releasing such information.
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
August 02, 2017 - 1:33 PM

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug. 2
'Like an atomic bomb had gone off': The summer night St. John's burned down
July 07, 2017 - 4:00 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It was a blazing tornado that ripped through homes and buildings in St. John's, N.L., torching everything it crossed as residents ran for safe ground with all they could carry.
Fire at historic church just outside Halifax a 'devastating' blow: member
March 22, 2017 - 11:59 AM

NORTH PRESTON, N.S. - Fire has caused extensive damage to a large, historic church considered the cornerstone of a small community just east of Halifax.
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Is Tide a pesticide? BC contractor who put detergent on rooftop sparks legal fight
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Salvation Army leader supports Kelowna-area fire fight with free meals

U.S. hiker dies after falling from popular B.C. hiking trail near Whistler

Trudeau to make first official visit to South Korea : In The News for May 15

'Should be an alarm bell': Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations

Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say

Evacuated Winnipeg hotel had no carbon monoxide detectors: report

Fire marshal releases cause of fatal Pubnico Head fire that killed four children

The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

'Like an atomic bomb had gone off': The summer night St. John's burned down

Fire at historic church just outside Halifax a 'devastating' blow: member

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