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One home destroyed after wildfire enters town in northern Manitoba

One home destroyed after wildfire enters town in northern Manitoba

LEAF RAPIDS — The northwestern Manitoba town of Leaf Rapids says one home has been destroyed by a wildfire that entered the community overnight.
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Saskatchewan getting military personnel, helicopters to help fight wildfires

Saskatchewan getting military personnel, helicopters to help fight wildfires

REGINA — Saskatchewan is set to get help from Ottawa as dozens of wildfires burn in the province.
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Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire

Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire

JASPER, ALTA. — When locals on the far west side of Jasper, Alta., returned to their homes last August, they suddenly felt a great distance away from their small mountain town.
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Texas lawmakers scrutinize state's response to catastrophic floods

Texas lawmakers scrutinize state's response to catastrophic floods

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Wednesday scrutinized the state's emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people after a top Republican said legislators had no intention of criticizing or assigning blame.
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High humidity in the forecast for qathet

High humidity in the forecast for qathet

Air quality is good and UV low
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Indonesian police arrest 44 people suspected of starting forest fires

Indonesian police arrest 44 people suspected of starting forest fires

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities arrested 44 people suspected of starting some of the forest and peatland fires that are spreading health-damaging haze in the region, officials said Wednesday.
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'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought

'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought

Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.'s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought.
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Flash floods kill 3 tourists and leave 15 missing in northern Pakistan

Flash floods kill 3 tourists and leave 15 missing in northern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept away several vehicles carrying tourists in northern Pakistan, killing at least three people and leaving 15 others missing, officials said on Tuesday.
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Jasper marks one year since thousands fled wildfire on one road out in dark of night

Jasper marks one year since thousands fled wildfire on one road out in dark of night

JASPER, ALTA. — One year to the day a wind-whipped fire forced thousands to flee in the dark of night along one smoke-choked road, the mayor of Jasper acknowledged it was a moment of remembrance that some would much rather forget.
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Jasper marks one year since thousands flee wildfire on one road out in dark of night

Jasper marks one year since thousands flee wildfire on one road out in dark of night

JASPER, ALTA. — One year to the day a wind-whipped fire forced thousands to flee in the dark of night along one smoke-choked road, the mayor of Jasper acknowledged it was day of remembrance that some would much rather forget.
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