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BC Wildfire Service expects Squamish fire held soon, as residents celebrate rain

BC Wildfire Service expects Squamish fire held soon, as residents celebrate rain

A fire that has been burning out of control as it threatened Squamish, B.C., this week is expected to be declared "held" in the next couple days, a spokesman with the BC Wildfire Service said Friday.
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Deaths in San Antonio flooding rise to 10 and some are still missing, officials say

Deaths in San Antonio flooding rise to 10 and some are still missing, officials say

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities in San Antonion on Friday said the number of people who died in heavy storms has risen to 10 and that some remain missing.
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Manitoba communities prepare to return home after wildfires displaced thousands

Manitoba communities prepare to return home after wildfires displaced thousands

WINNIPEG — Two First Nations organizations are teaming up to provide services for northern Manitoba wildfire evacuees, while some affected communities are getting set to return home.
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Wildfire near two Ontario First Nations 'like a sleeping giant' for now, MPP says

Wildfire near two Ontario First Nations 'like a sleeping giant' for now, MPP says

A provincial legislator says a massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of two northern Ontario First Nations is like a "sleeping giant" at the moment.
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AFN says wildfires are forcing it to postpone annual general assembly to September

AFN says wildfires are forcing it to postpone annual general assembly to September

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is pushing its annual general assembly from July to September due to ongoing wildfire emergencies across the country.
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American weather presenters say coverage of wildfires on the Prairies has intensified

American weather presenters say coverage of wildfires on the Prairies has intensified

EDMONTON — Three American TV weather presenters say their viewers' appetite is soaring for information on the swaths of wildfire smoke drifting in from the Canadian Prairies.
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South Africa's president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb

South Africa's president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's leader visited the region where devastating floods have left at least 78 people dead in the country's southeast as searches continued Friday for a fourth day and authorities said they expected the death t
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Japan's chief meteorologist calls rumors of a July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry

Japan's chief meteorologist calls rumors of a July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry

TOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax," urging people not to worry because even the most advanced science still cannot predi
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Earthquakes damage centuries-old monasteries in a secluded religious community in Greece

Earthquakes damage centuries-old monasteries in a secluded religious community in Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece , authorities said Friday. A magnitude 5.
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CN Rail warns of 'catastrophic impacts' as it seeks anti-flood barrier in Jasper park

CN Rail warns of 'catastrophic impacts' as it seeks anti-flood barrier in Jasper park

VANCOUVER — CN Rail warns flooding could have "catastrophic impacts" on cross-country services in legal action it has filed to force Parks Canada to consider a protective barrier for its main line through Jasper National Park.
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