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First Nations stuck in ‘spiralling cycle’ during wildfires: federal housing advocate
OTTAWA — First Nations are stuck in a “spiralling cycle” during wildfire seasons due to…
Their homes destroyed by wildfire, B.C. residents are more worried about missing pets
Robin Gibbs’ home in Summerland, B.C., was burned down nearly to its foundation amid the…
Wildfires expose evacuation gaps for Canadians with disabilities, advocates say
Janice Lyons was upstairs in her Summerland, B.C., home when there was a flash at…
‘It’s not life back to normal,’ even as B.C. wildfire evacuees return home
An AirTag that stayed online as a wildfire roared into the outskirts of her neighbourhood…
Returning home different for everyone after ‘monster’ wildfire in B.C.’s Okanagan
The Sunflower Ukrainian Cafe in Summerland, B.C., is still restocking, but it’s already serving limited…
‘We don’t even have a phone’: Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges
VANCOUVER — Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home…
N.S. Court of Appeal says province can’t deny people in tents enhanced income support
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the province cannot refuse enhanced…
Blueberry First Nations says native plant orchard to help restore B.C. industry sites
FORT ST. JOHN — A First Nation in British Columbia says a new native plant…
Ontario wildfire evacuees recall ashes ‘landing from the sky’ in harrowing escape
THUNDER BAY — The smoke that blanketed Whitesand First Nation became thicker, darker and more…
Nervous times in Pemberton, B.C., as residents watch fire fight from their backyards
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman says Wednesday evening was a long…
150 residents displaced after fire hits apartment building in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER — Around 150 residents are without homes after a fire gutted an apartment…
Over 70 Montreal households in emergency housing as affordability in city gets worse
MONTREAL — A little over a week after Quebec’s unofficial moving day, 71 households in…
Liberals shut down debate over proposed probe into B.C. condo buyout plan
OTTAWA — Liberal MPs shut down a Conservative attempt to have the House of Commons…
Housing crisis is a driver of domestic violence and school dropouts: think tank
MONTRÉAL — A Quebec think tank says the province’s housing crisis is a driver of…
Radon in Newfoundland public housing a reminder of urgent national problem: experts
ST. JOHN’S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government recently found hazardous levels of a cancer-causing…