Growing wildfires across Western Canada forcing thousands from their homes

Thousands of people in Western Canada remain displaced from their homes as wildfires threaten their communities, triggering evacuation orders and alerts. In British Columbia, a widening area around the northeastern community of Fort Nelson is under evacuation, with the Parker…The post Growing wildfires across Western Canada forcing thousands from their homes appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Kelowna man records strange lights streaking across sky

A Kelowna man and his family spotted something so unusual in the sky above Kelowna that he waited a few days before deciding to share it with Castanet.Bobby Vandenhoorn lives a few blocks from Orchard Park Mall and he was on his rooftop patio Friday night hoping to see the Northern Lights betwee…