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Wildfire destruction mounts in B.C. Interior, structures lost on 120 more properties
VERNON — Wildfire destruction in British Columbia’s Interior continued to mount on Wednesday, with authorities…
Carney promises $2.7 billion to build rental homes in Toronto
OTTAWA — The federal government is investing at least $2.7 billion to build more than…
B.C. lakeside community in ruins as chief says 230 homes destroyed by wildfire
VERNON — The devastation stretches for more than a kilometre along the northwest shore of…
What people are saying about B.C.’s wildfire evacuations
VERNON — More than 1,300 firefighters are battling wildfires in British Columbia, including recent fires…
Repeated flooding, few answers drive Montreal West Island residents to demand action
MONTREAL — More than 100 residents gathered outside the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough hall in Montreal on…
Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of the devastating Spokane wildfires
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities on Monday arrested a 37-year-old man they suspect of starting…
Prime minister visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat
TOKYO (AP) — Residents in Japan’s quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto put out heaps of…
Fires near Spokane, Washington, have burned 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations
Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area…
More people moving to Thompson-Okanagan from within B.C. than anywhere else
“That presents some near-term challenges, while the focus remains finding ways to improve affordability in the region.”
A woman with apparent heat stroke found dead while taking shelter in a car in quake-hit Japan
TOKYO (AP) — An elderly woman who developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a…
Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34
YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) — Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent…
Photos show the aftermath of a damaging earthquake in southwestern Japan
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on Japan’s southern main…