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Jasper wildfire leaves hundreds of foreign workers scrambling to arrange work, homes

Jasper wildfire leaves hundreds of foreign workers scrambling to arrange work, homes

EDMONTON — It didn’t take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year.
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Judge gives instructions to jury in murder-conspiracy trial of Coutts protesters

Judge gives instructions to jury in murder-conspiracy trial of Coutts protesters

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA — Jurors deciding the fate of two men accused of conspiring to murder police at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing were urged by a judge Wednesday to block out background noise in the high-profile case.
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Man runs over moving ground to narrowly escape landslide along B.C. river: rescuer

Man runs over moving ground to narrowly escape landslide along B.C. river: rescuer

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A man camping along the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's central Interior woke up to the sound of a landslide overnight Tuesday and managed to run to safety as the ground moved beneath his feet.
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'Not out of the woods': Jasper wildfire still out of control, hotter weather expected

'Not out of the woods': Jasper wildfire still out of control, hotter weather expected

EDMONTON — A fire rampaging through Jasper National Park remained out of control Wednesday, while officials worked to restore power and water in the park's townsite and to hash out a plan for vacationers to retrieve their stranded camping trailers.
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B.C. port union plans to hold strike vote while heading to court over CIRB decision

B.C. port union plans to hold strike vote while heading to court over CIRB decision

VANCOUVER — A union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it is being forced to take an industry-wide strike vote after one employer refused to bargain about automation issues directly and it also wants the courts to weigh in.
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Before fires, 'we were having a great season,' Barkerville, B.C.'s media manager says

Before fires, 'we were having a great season,' Barkerville, B.C.'s media manager says

When Stewart Cawood returned to British Columbia's historic gold rush town of Barkerville earlier this week, he said the town looked almost like it had been "ransacked.
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Ottawa warns more than 20,000 Canadians there is no guaranteed Lebanon evacuation

Ottawa warns more than 20,000 Canadians there is no guaranteed Lebanon evacuation

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is warning more than 20,000 Canadians in Lebanon that they can't rely on government evacuation flights if war engulfs that country.
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Witness who stormed out of House committee in tears demands apology from Liberal MP

Witness who stormed out of House committee in tears demands apology from Liberal MP

OTTAWA — A witness who stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting in tears Wednesday is demanding an apology from a Liberal MP who put a halt to a planned discussion about violence against women in favour of a debate about abortion rights.
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B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator

B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator

VANCOUVER — The chair of the British Columbia Securities Commission is calling on the federal government to change legislation to protect investors after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled fines issued by regulators can be wiped out by bankruptcy.
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Don't mistake 'luck for emergency preparedness' in B.C. ship fire: TSB chair says

Don't mistake 'luck for emergency preparedness' in B.C. ship fire: TSB chair says

VANCOUVER — The chair of Canada's Transportation Safety Board says it was luck rather than preparedness that helped in putting out a fire on a cargo ship off Vancouver Island's coast in October 2021.
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