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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…
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Residents in southwestern Japan camped in classrooms and vehicles Thursday, stocked…
Residents, fire crews clash as some choose to defy B.C. wildfire evacuation orders
A man from Boston Bar, B.C., says officials are “villainizing” those who defy evacuation orders,…
Carney comes to Alberta, talks housing, rides a sprayer, hears from separatists
RED DEER — Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce…
Rescuers search for survivors after a quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall…
No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines
The chair of the board in British Columbia’s fire-stricken Thompson-Nicola Regional District says that for…
After Venezuela’s quakes, experts say environmental and health risks have just begun
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — More than a month has passed since Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, and…
Deadly flooding in West Virginia finds prevention plans unaddressed
At least two West Virginians are dead, dozens of homes are damaged and communities across…