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'Most of the people are now gone': Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues

'Most of the people are now gone': Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues

YELLOWKNIFE — A wildfire that forced the evacuation of most of Yellowknife remained about 15 kilometres from the capital of the Northwest Territories on Saturday after some help from the weather.
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The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia

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 in the province.
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B.C. orders fire-zone travel bans as evacuations soar

B.C. orders fire-zone travel bans as evacuations soar

KELOWNA — British Columbia imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones on Saturday after evacuee numbers doubled to 30,000 or more, marking another day of dramatic developments in the province's desperate battle against hundreds of blazes.
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A front-row seat to devastation on the shores of Lake Okanagan

A front-row seat to devastation on the shores of Lake Okanagan

KELOWNA — The eerie calm on the Kelowna waterfront Saturday morning was broken by the faint percussive chops of helicopter blades in the distance.
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Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires

Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires

Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Terri
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A look at fires, evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

A look at fires, evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

Thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes as wildfires approach in the Northwest Territories, including some 20,000 people in the territorial capital of Yellowknife.
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Partial evacuation order due to forest fires lifted in Quebec Cree community

Partial evacuation order due to forest fires lifted in Quebec Cree community

MONTREAL — The Cree Nation of Wemindji in northwestern Quebec has lifted an evacuation order for medically vulnerable people after nearby forest fires led the community to declare a state of emergency earlier this week.
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Former Quebec NDP MP Roméo Saganash charged with sexual assault in Winnipeg

Former Quebec NDP MP Roméo Saganash charged with sexual assault in Winnipeg

OTTAWA — Winnipeg police say former New Democrat MP Roméo Saganash has been charged with sexual assault. Police say they arrested Saganash on June 27 in relation to an allegation from May 1 in Winnipeg and the matter is now before the courts.
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B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires: Eby

B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires: Eby

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government's decision to declare a provincial state of emergency allows authorities to rapidly access tools and implement measures to deal with the evolving wildfire situation. B.C.
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Yellowknife veterinarian helps pets flee fires, supports animals left behind

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.
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