Some Kelowna residents on evacuation alert not taking any chances
As of Saturday, 9,444 Central Okanagan residents have been placed on evacuation alert, while an additional 10,782 residents have been ordered out of their homes.
As of Saturday, 9,444 Central Okanagan residents have been placed on evacuation alert, while an additional 10,782 residents have been ordered out of their homes.
“The need to support those who have been so severely impacted by the ongoing wildfire situation needs to take precedence,” organizers said.
Wilkinson said the federal government is still doing everything that they can to offer resources to the provinces ablaze and are taking suggestions from all levels of government.
Airport director Sam Samaddar is hopeful that full commercial operations will resume on Monday, but, due to wildfire uncertainty, that may not happen.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, invasive species can cost the global economy billions of dollars every year.
BC Wildfire Service officials said the wildfires that are burning next to the Shuswap Lake are some of the worst conditions the province has ever seen for wildfires.
The Canada World Peace Soccer Tournament was taking place at several locations in north Edmonton and on Saturday, fighting broke out in the park of Rosslyn School.
The tenants say the landlord of the Grand Boulevard apartment complex is purposefully neglecting the building and avoiding repairs in order to get them to move out.
More than 100 young Quebec hockey players tried out for a spot on the 2024 Montreal Canadiens Brick Team.
The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Logan Stanley to a one-year contract. The deal is worth US$1 million.
Neskantaga has the longest boil-water advisory in Canada, stretching back more than 28 years.