A low-pressure system moving into northern British Columbia is expected to dampen wildfire activity that has forced several thousand people to flee their homes in and around Fort Nelson, the BC Wildfire Service says.
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Attractions offering free admission to Toronto library card holders just got longer. Here’s the list
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Canucks jerseys on Vancouver’s laughing men statutes burned
Someone has set fire to the custom Canucks jerseys fitted onto the bronze laughing men statues at Vancouver’s English Bay.
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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.
Ottawa to acquire Quebec Bridge from CN, will spend $1 billion on span over 25 years
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The lottery that benefits a slew of Manitoba charities
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PHOTOS: LKSSAA track and field championship, Day 1
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Tapani scores another OT winner, Boston sweeps Montreal in PWHL semifinal
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