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Evacuation orders, all travel bans lifted for Kelowna area as wildfires abate
The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna's city limits, as wildfires there diminish after this week's rainfall.
Heavy rain aids B.C. wildfire fight in Shuswap, Okanagan regions
Firefighters in British Columbia's southern Interior continue to battle a number of major blazes, having been aided by ample rainfall that fell on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, over the Okanagan and Shuswap regions.
Yellowknife still too unsafe for residents to return home, mayor says
The mayor of Yellowknife says it's not safe for residents to go home to the territorial capital, but notes city officials are working on a return plan as a fire continues to burn about 15 kilometres away.
B.C. travel ban lifted as wildfire regions have rain, lightning in forecast
Firefighters in British Columbia's southern Interior continue to battle a number of significant wildfires even as cooler, wetter weather is anticipated in the region.
Premier travels to B.C. southern interior to view fire damage
British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to get a first-hand look at the devastation caused by raging wildfires.
Cabinet to hear from housing experts at Liberal Charlottetown retreat
The federal cabinet today is expected to discuss whether to revisit the existing national housing strategy and possibly hold a national housing summit with other levels of government and the private sector in a bid to solve the growing housing crisis across the country.
More soldiers head to N.W.T to help fight wildfires
Defence Minister Bill Blair says another company of soldiers is being deployed to Hay River in the Northwest Territories, which has been evacuated for more than a week due to a threatening wildfire nearby.
Smoky conditions help B.C. fire fight, lower air quality in Metro Vancouver
As Metro Vancouver is being warned about the risk of particulates in the air from wildfire smoke, those battling blazes in the central Okanagan say the smoke is helping their cause.
First Nation chiefs call for Ontario housing minister to resign over Greenbelt scandal
The Chiefs of Ontario, a group representing 133 First Nations, says it was "extremely" concerned by the issues raised by the province's auditor general in a damning report last week.
Remaining residents in Yellowknife urged to leave as sprinklers, fire guards set up
Officials in the Northwest Territories are urging thousands of residents remaining in its capital to leave by noon today before a nearby wildfire could cut off access.