Ash falls on Lytton as 'very scary' fire
Ash falls on Lytton as 'very scary' fire triggers evacuation alerts
Authorities say ash has fallen on the community of Lytton as crews battle what the operations director for the BC Wildfire Service called a "very scary" blaze for the village that was almost completely consumed by flames in 2021. The Cantilever Bar fire has triggered evacuation alerts from local First Nations...
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Inmate death
Inmate serving a life sentence, dies while in custody at Mission Institution
MISSION - Corrections Canada says an inmate at the Mission Institution died in custody on July 27. Ryan Brady was 59 years old. Brady had been in custody since 1986. He began serving a life sentence on April 1, 1986. A news release from the federal agency says the inmate died of apparent natural causes. A review of the...
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highway Crashes
Mounties warn driving without insurance is costly following crashes near Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Don't get behind the wheel of an uninsured vehicle. That was the message coming from Mounties following a pair of crashes in the Chilliwack area recently.According to the BC Highway Patrol, nearly $800 in fines was handed to a driver, a 28-year-old Rosedale man, following a rollover along Highway 1 near Po...
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Heat Concerns
Heat Warning issued for the Fraser Canyon
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning for the area north of Hope through the Fraser Canyon. It says residents of the Fraser Canyon can expect to deal with daytime highs between 35 C to 38 C and overnight lows of just 18 C. It says a ridge of high pressure will produce hot temperatures for the B.C. I...
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Vehicle Fire
Crews snuff fire along Coquihalla south of Merritt; highway reopened Tuesday
MERRITT, B.C. - A vehicle fire that spread to the surrounding landscape along the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Monday evening (July 28) was quickly brought under control. At about 8:00 p.m. a semi-trailer burst into flames in the northbound lanes in the Coldwater area, about 18 kilometres south of Merritt. The f...
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Wildfire Start
New wildfire south of Lytton triggers evacuation alerts from Lytton First Nation, TNRD
LYTTON, B.C. - A new wildfire start discovered south of Lytton Monday (July 28) has already grown to 150 hectares, prompting a pair of evacuation alerts. The Cantilever Bar fire erupted about 10 kilometres south of Lytton near Kanaka Bar. It is burning on the western bank of the Fraser River and can be seen from the Tr...
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British Columbia
British Columbians told to avoid coast, after Russia quake triggers tsunami advisory
WICKANINISH BEACH, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbians are being urged to stay away from coastal areas that remain under a tsunami advisory, after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered warnings and alerts around the Pacific. The District of Tofino says beaches are closed, while the prov...
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Hudson's Bay asks court to force landlords to let B.C. billionaire take over leases
TORONTO - Hudson's Bay has solidified its faith in a controversial deal to sell leases to a B.C. billionaire by asking a court to force landlords critical of her to let her move in. The collapsed retailer has filed a new motion asking Ontario's Superior Court to assign 25 of its leases in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario to L...
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CP NewsAlert: Tsunami watch for much of B.C. coast after massive 8.7 quake off Russia
A tsunami watch has been issued for much of British Columbia's coast after a magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off southeastern Russia. B.C.'s emergency preparedness agency says the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a bulletin that spans parts of B.C., including Greater Victoria. A stat...
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'Canada will win' race to bring LNG to Asian markets, B.C. Premier David Eby says
KITAMAAT VILLAGE - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Canadian values will help the country "win this race" to deliver liquefied natural gas to Asian markets, even as U.S. President Donald Trump sets his sights on developing the industry in Alaska. Eby told a news conference on Tuesday that Canada is a r...
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Nanaimo's vote on motion to request injection site closure likely to be held in fall
The mayor of Nanaimo, B.C., says a deferred motion for the city to ask the local health authority to close an overdose prevention site near city hall will likely be settled in the fall. Leonard Krog says that while Nanaimo council did not pick a date to hear the motion, he thinks it would be October at the latest, and ...
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West Kelowna, B.C., has safety, security concerns ahead of MAGA singer's show
WEST KELOWNA - A British Columbia city says it has "increased concerns" about public safety over an upcoming concert by an American Christian musician who's outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement. Sean Feucht is due to play at the Memorial Park Amphitheatre in West Kelowna on Aug. 23, but the city...
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Canada
In the news today: Poilievre and the Alberta byelection debate, B.C. tsunami advisory
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Candidates in Alberta byelection gather for debate Pierre Poilievre was greeted with cheers and applause by the hundreds of Albertans who showed up to watch a two-and-a-half-hour political debate on a sunny Tuesday evening in July...
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British Columbians told to avoid coast, after Russia quake triggers tsunami advisory
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Bank of Canada to make interest rate decision as trade uncertainty swirls
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is expected to make an interest rate decision this morning. Economists and financial markets widely expect the central bank will keep its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent. A surprisingly strong June jobs report and signs of stubbornness in core inflation convinced many economists the bank...
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With Ottawa promising bail reform, what's driving the debate?
OTTAWA - Premiers are putting pressure on Ottawa to implement tougher bail rules. With the federal government expected to table bail reform legislation in the fall, critics are expressing worries already about Ottawa's plans. So what's driving the debate on bail reform? What the government has promised During this spri...
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PM Carney assembling cabinet today to talk U.S. trade, Middle East
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting virtually with his cabinet today to discuss the state of trade negotiations with the U.S. and the situation in the Middle East. The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington today meeting with U.S. offic...
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Migrant worker calls proposed spike in housing cost payroll deduction 'wickedness'
OTTAWA - An Ontario migrant farm worker says there is "wickedness" in a federal government proposal that could allow employers to charge workers upwards of 30 per cent of their income for housing. The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change shared with The Canadian Press a discussion paper from Employment and Soc...
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World
8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia and Japan, sets off warnings for Alaska and Hawaii
TOKYO (AP) - One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused a tsunami in the northern Pacific region and prompted warnings for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand. Several locations advised evacuations, but no major injuries h...
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Powerful quake hits near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan issues a tsunami alert
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan's Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from the powerful, magnitude 8.0 quake that hit on Wednesday morning near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. The agency issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 3 meter (yards) across the Paci...
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Assisted-living facility where fire killed 10 temporarily lost certification for mistreatment
A Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fire killed 10 people earlier this month temporarily lost its certification nearly a decade ago due to resident mistreatment, according to state regulators. Specific details of what prompted the month-long suspension were redacted in documents the state Executive Office ...
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Sports
Five things to know about new Blue Jays pitcher Seranthony Dominguez
The Toronto Blue Jays made their first move to bolster a bullpen in need of help ahead of Thursday's Major League Baseball trade deadline, acquiring right-hander Seranthony Dominguez from the Baltimore Orioles for pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown. The 30-year-old with a fastball that averages 97.7 miles per hour ad...
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Put down your phone while supervising kids in the water, Lifesaving Society urges
TORONTO - As Canada heads into a long weekend, the Lifesaving Society is urging parents and caregivers not to have their phones in hand while watching children playing near water or swimming. The society says there has been a spike in drowning deaths this year, particularly in Ontario and Quebec. Last week alone, three...
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Rutschman's clutch double lifts Orioles to 3-2 win over Blue Jays and doubleheader sweep
BALTIMORE (AP) - Adley Rutschman doubled home the tiebreaking run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles completed a doubleheader sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2 on Tuesday night. With Gunnar Henderson on second and one out, Rutschman lifted a drive to right off Jeff Hoffman (6-4) that Nathan...
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