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Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and around the Kamloops area expanded rapidly to 18 square kilometres in size on Sunday as it moved closer to the city limits.
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'A long journey': Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope's apology

'A long journey': Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope's apology

Phil Fontaine has had a year to reflect since he heard an apology from the head of the Roman Catholic Church, something the former Assembly of First Nations national chief fought much of his life to have delivered on Canadian soil.
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CBC head 'blindsided' staff with comments on broadcaster's future, Poilievre: emails

CBC head 'blindsided' staff with comments on broadcaster's future, Poilievre: emails

OTTAWA — After the head of Canada's public broadcaster gave a newspaper interview earlier this year that promised CBC would eventually become a digital-only product and that criticized Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, senior managers were quick
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Refugee claims followed Montreal AIDS summit marred by visa woes, planning issues

Refugee claims followed Montreal AIDS summit marred by visa woes, planning issues

OTTAWA — Almost one-sixth of guests at a major AIDS conference in Montreal last year who received Canadian visas ended up claiming asylum, according to internal data obtained by The Canadian Press.
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B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

It is only a little bird, weighing a few ounces, but the marbled murrelet is known for its remarkable ability to fly far out to sea to catch fish before returning in the darkness of night to inland treetop nests on mossy limbs.
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Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

HALIFAX — Two children were among four people reported missing Saturday after a long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, washing away roads and bridges amid widespread flooding.
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Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke

Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute to a 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month, describing her as hard-working, reliable and positive.
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Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert

Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert

BELLA COOLA, B.C. — DriveBC says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola is closed in both directions due to a wildfire that has grown to more than 25-square kilometres in size.
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Search continues for Ukrainian refugee who went missing after swim in Quebec river

Search continues for Ukrainian refugee who went missing after swim in Quebec river

SAINT-ANSELME, Que. — Quebec provincial police are continuing their search for a Ukrainian refugee who went missing Wednesday evening after a swim in a river southeast of Quebec City. Police spokesperson Sgt.
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'You've got to move fast': Science learns to quickly link extreme weather and climate

'You've got to move fast': Science learns to quickly link extreme weather and climate

As firefighters and other first responders battle an unprecedented summer of fires, floods, tornadoes and heat waves around the country, a group of Canadian scientists are asking why they're happening in the first place.
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