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  • Early signs point to another bad B.C. wildfire season, expert warns
    2023 marked the province's most damaging wildfire season yet, and with the province mired in a multi-year drought, concern is mounting for the months ahead.
    Environment
    Mar 27
  • Planned anti-carbon price protests prompt security warning to MPs
    The House of Commons sent an email encouraging a 'locked-door' policy at Liberal, NDP constituency offices after Pierre Poilievre's calls for demonstrations.
    Canada
    May 2
  • B.C. is seeing a record number of ‘zombie fires’. What does this mean?
    Daniels said a couple of examples of "zombie fires" include the Horse River Fire, which forced the evacuation of Fort McMurry on May 1, 2016. That fire burned for more than a year.
    Fire
    Feb 20
  • Gatineau mayor abruptly steps down, citing difficult climate for municipal politicians
    France Bélisle says her resignation takes effect immediately, adding that she made the decision to preserve her health and her integrity.
    Politics
    Feb 22
  • ‘What Jennifer Did’: Netflix doc explores shocking Ont. murder-for-hire case
    Most of Jennifer Pan's entire life was made up of lies. When her parents began to catch on, she decided to bring in hired hitmen.
    Entertainment
    Apr 10
  • 100 B.C. wildfires still not considered out
    More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in B.C. thanks to a busy wildfire season, extreme drought and generally warmer and drier conditions through December.
    Fire
    Jan 16
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  • Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2023
    From movie and TV stars to musicians and other notable personalities, we said goodbye to a lot of familiar, beloved faces this year.
    Entertainment
    Dec 30, 2023
  • YouTuber gets 6-month jail sentence after crashing airplane for clicks
    Trevor Daniel Jacob staged a plane crash during a solo flight in 2021, intending to make money after posting video of it online.
    Trending
    Dec 5, 2023
  • Ibrahim Ali trial: Dead teen not ‘innocent,’ defence tells jury
    Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the young teen girl he's accused of murdering in a B.C. park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial.
    Crime
    Dec 1, 2023
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  • ‘Michael Myers of Calgary’ a registered sex offender, convicted of sexual contact with minors
    A local man who has amused some Calgarians, and startled others, with his Halloween-inspired costume has a criminal past.
    Crime
    Oct 4, 2023
  • B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
    The warming and drying trend that began in the mid-2000s coincided with pine beetle outbreaks that left swaths of B.C.'s forests dead, dry, brittle and ripe for wildfire.
    Fire
    Sep 11, 2023
  • ‘Very difficult’: Local reaction to ongoing Highway 97 closure
    A major route connecting the South to the Central Okanagan is still closed following a rockslide near Summerland, B.C. earlier this week.
    Traffic
    Aug 31, 2023
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  • Is herbicide spray in the forestry sector raising B.C.’s wildfire risk?
    Every year in British Columbia, tens of thousands of hectares of clear-cut land is treated to prevent more fire-resistant broadleaf trees from outcompeting harvestable timber.
    Fire
    Aug 24, 2023
  • Canadians want better forest protection amid worst wildfire season: poll
    As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians.
    Canada
    Aug 24, 2023
  • 900 new campsites could be coming to Alberta over the next decade
    Alberta is hoping to add hundreds of campsites across the province and advocacy groups are concerned about how sustainable the plan is.
    Lifestyle
    Aug 1, 2023
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  • Alberta looks to expand Sheriffs’ responsibilities to combat spike in crime
    As cities across Alberta continue to see a spike in crime and public disorder, Premier Danielle Smith is directing her public safety minister to expand Alberta Sheriffs' purview.
    Canada
    Jul 31, 2023
  • ‘Lioness’ on the loose near Berlin may actually be a wild boar
    After an in-depth analysis of a video that purported to show a lioness on the loose near Berlin, Brandenburg police determined the animal might just be a wild boar.
    World
    Jul 20, 2023
  • Helicopter pilot dead after crash during wildfire efforts: Alberta government
    In a statement issued to Global News on Thursday morning, the TSB said its personnel were informed about an incident “involving a Bell 205A helicopter” near Peace River.
    Canada
    Jul 20, 2023
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  • Mums the word as Poilievre, Calgary MP stay silent over hate T-shirt photos
    Pierre Poilievre's office is tight-lipped over a photo of one of his critics posing with two people wearing slogans addressing sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
    Politics
    Jul 16, 2023
  • ‘It’s beautiful art:’ Halifax Mural Festival wraps with big reveal of new paintings
    The second annual Halifax Mural Festival took place throughout the city on Saturday as 15 new paintings, crafted by a wide range of Canadian artists, were revealed to the public.
    Entertainment
    Jul 9, 2023
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