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Evacuation order, alerts issued for Mayo and other areas in Yukon due nearby wildfire

Evacuation order, alerts issued for Mayo and other areas in Yukon due nearby wildfire

MAYO, YUKON — Residents of the Village of Mayo are under an evacuation order and others in central Yukon are under an alert as a wildfire inches closer to the small communities.
Staff working behind the scenes of Canada's fire fight essential to battle

Staff working behind the scenes of Canada's fire fight essential to battle

Behind the firefighters battling what is B.C.'s most destructive wildfire season is an army of more than 1,400 contracted support staff, doing everything from first aid to sandwich making. 
Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders

Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders

Wildfires on both sides of Adams Lake in the B.C. Interior have prompted evacuation orders as crews continue to battle the blazes over the long weekend.
Liberals lag on invitation to join global group that crafts vaccines for world's poor

Liberals lag on invitation to join global group that crafts vaccines for world's poor

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government has spent three years deliberating on an invitation to join a global body that designs vaccinations to protect the world's poorest from preventable diseases.
Canada suspending direct aid to Niger's government after military coup

Canada suspending direct aid to Niger's government after military coup

Ottawa has announced it will stop providing financial assistance to Niger's government in the wake of a military coup in the West African country.
RCMP say Alberta teen dead after Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in B.C. interior

RCMP say Alberta teen dead after Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in B.C. interior

PENTICTON, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say one teen is dead after a Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in the Okanagan city of Penticton.
Independent Investigations Office probe Vancouver Police shooting that left man dead

Independent Investigations Office probe Vancouver Police shooting that left man dead

Vancouver Police say an 18-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in an East Vancouver park early Saturday morning. The department issued a statement saying officers were called to Clinton Park around 2:15 a.m.
'Something's changed': Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say

'Something's changed': Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say

Earlier this summer, two Canadians walked into a party in rural Germany. "Canadians?" joked the host. "I thought you'd smell more like smoke." It's been that kind of season.
Calls to make swimming lessons more available in Quebec after deadly year on water

Calls to make swimming lessons more available in Quebec after deadly year on water

MONTREAL — A charity that advocates for water safety is calling on the Quebec government to offer swimming lessons more widely — especially to recent immigrants — as drownings in the province are up 30 per cent over the same period last year.
Bill Blair says he oversaw culture change at Toronto police, not everyone agrees

Bill Blair says he oversaw culture change at Toronto police, not everyone agrees

OTTAWA — As he settles in to the corner office in Ottawa's National Defence headquarters, Bill Blair is feeling pretty comfortable in his new role.