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It can be a traumatic experience for those who have lived through it. Over 2,000 homes were destroyed and over 88,000 people were forced to evacuate, due to the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. With wildfires continuing to burn across B.C. hundreds of families remain under an evacuation alert, ready to leave their homes at a...

Hundreds of British Columbians are currently living under and evacuation alert or order due to the many wildfires burning throughout the province. BC Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister, Kelly Greene joins Global News Morning with more on the provincial response.

A bill to create a national Silver Alert system will have it’s second reading debate at the House of Commons.

There’s some much-needed good news for Canadian workers. The country added 18,000 jobs in June, beating expectations and building on a strong month of hiring in May. The unemployment rate dipped by a tenth of a point to 6.5 per cent. The biggest winners were young workers though their unemployment rate remains high. Jacqueline Hansen...

After meeting over the last few days in PEI, premiers are ready to defend Canada’s economy against Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. We hear what the provinces plan to do as well as what can be expected from the federal government in support. Also, it’s day four of the inquest into Boden Umpherville’s death back in...

A strong response to the Kalamoir Park wildfire in West Kelowna means people have been allowed back in their homes. More than 700 addresses are on alert. And Bailey’s Law C-225 passed its third reading in the senate and has been forwarded on to receive royal assent. We speak to her family.

The Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni trial has finally reached a settlement! And the Met Gala red carpet heats up as Bad Bunny, Kim Kardashian, and Katy Perry walk fashion’s most talked-about red carpet. Plus: we get you Mother’s Day last-minute shoppers ready. Julia Grieve gives your flower bouquet an original twist that you may...

Some people in Peace River, Alta. were told to be ready to evacuate after the spring melt created the potential for flash floods. While the alert was dropped, officials are still watching the water. As Erik Bay tells us, they say flooding is hard to predict.

An Alberta Emergency Alert has been issued for the town of Peace River, with residents of the downtown area being told to be ready to evacuate because of possible flooding. The alert was issued just before 5 p.m. on Thursday and is in effect for everyone in the area of the Highway 2 Bridge to...

The province will test the Alert Ready system Wednesday afternoon.

A red dress alert system piloted in Manitoba is ready to be put into action, to protect Indigenous lives. Hersh Singh reports.

A petition to implement a national Silver Alert system, started by the family of a missing Winnipeg man, was read in the House of Commons.

A popular game at the St. Albert Public Library is still going strong decades later. As Nicole Stillger explains, it’s helped thousands of kids foster a love of the library and reading.

WATCH: Eight of the best softball nations on the planet have descended on Saskatchewan to battle for the top prize in the sport, with Prince Albert ready to host the 2025 WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup.

Iran’s foreign minister says the country is ready for diplomacy – but only if Israel stops its attacks. The comments come after a meeting with European foreign ministers in Geneva, as the international community tries to avert further escalation in the weekslong conflict. The talks failed to produce a breakthrough but as Vincent McAviney reports,...

Manitobans can expect a test of the emergency alert system Wednesday afternoon.

WATCH: Advancing to the second round of WHL playoffs after overcoming a 3-1 series deficit, the Prince Albert Raiders are leaning on their belief in each other ahead of their matchup against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Tom Sampson from the Calgary Emergency Management Agency joins Global Calgary to talk about Alert Ready and what it means to you when there is a public emergency, such as flooding.

Hydro crews were first alerted to the problem around 3 p.m. Upon finding a high reading for natural gas at the busy intersection, the decision was made to evacuate the area “due to a high safety risk”.

Wed, May 9: Tom Sampson, the chief of the Emergency Management Agency, joins Global News Morning Calgary to explain what should happen when the new mobile alert system is tested this afternoon and how it will work going forward.