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With the holiday travel season just around the corner, finding ways to cut costs is top of mind. Travel expert Claire Newell shares her best tips to help you save, from being flexible with dates and taking advantage of price alerts, to scoring package deals and making the most of your reward points. Get ready...

In the Okanagan Crews continue to fight various wildfires across the valley. Many areas have been put under evacuation alerts or orders. And as our Ben Low-On reports, another community is now getting ready to accept the possibility of a similar fate.

The more than 350 wildfires burning around the province have prompted a number of evacuation orders and alerts. Global News Morning speaks with B.C. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowinn Ma about the importance of being wildfire ready.

A wildfire has forced an evacuation alert to be issued for people in Saprae Creek, southeast of Fort McMurray. Plus, the Polish president is in Edmonton ahead of a meeting with Premier Danielle Smith on Monday, and the Oilers are getting ready for the playoffs.

Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) Chief Patrick Nogier announced on Monday he will be taking on the permanent role of chief. Nogier served the Prince Albert jurisdiction for four months as interim chief and says he’s “ready to engage partners and the community.”

As part of the sentencing hearing for Beryl Musila, found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 75-year-old Ronald Worsfold, six of his loved ones shared their grief with the court. As Sarah Ryan explains, there were lots of tears shed as they remembered the grandfather whose life was tragically cut short.

Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowinn Ma has extended the provincial state of emergency by another two weeks, warning British Columbians that while rain has fallen in some areas, “we are still far from being in the clear.” As of Thurs. Aug. 31, 2023, she said 4,200 British Columbians were still under evacuation orders...

The Stanley Cup playoff are less than two weeks away but Hockey Alberta’s ATB provincials are in full swing, including the AAA U-17 championship this weekend in St. Albert. Five teams are taking part, including the host. Kevin Karius with more on how the St. Albert Flyers are hoping for a home ice advantage.

The federal government says it’s now ready to roll out its long-promised “exposure notification” app. The app is designed to alert people if they’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19. Abigail Bimman explains how it will work.

Highway 1A was shut down in both directions, east of Highway 40, due to a large grass fire burning in the area. As Christa Dao reports, while no evacuation alert is in effect, officials are warning people to be ready to leave on short notice.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is considering letting small towns make decisions on when emergency alerts are sent. The goal is to speed up the time in alerts being delivered. But as Zack Power reports, some worry that the system might not be ready for it.

Excitement is building around a highly anticipated camping season ahead here in Saskatchewan.

A family member of a Nova Scotia mass shooting victim says the Mass Casualty Commission should be calling more witnesses to the stand. Scott McLeod says questions are left unanswered around what police knew about Alert Ready during the shooting – and about alleged police interference. Graeme Benjamin reports.

Tue, Jul 11: The number of evacuees could effectively double, now that the 10,000 residents of Williams Lake have been put on evacuation alert, and told to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Tanya Beja reports from a city on edge.

A number of low-lying areas of Metro Vancouver are now under evacuation alert, with people being told to get ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Rumina Daya reports.

There is no respite for those continuing to battle back the rising waters of Okanagan Lake. On Tuesday the City of Vernon issued a new evacuation alert for some properties near the lake. The municipality is warning residents they should get ready in case the flood waters force an evacuation.

Wynn’s Law, named after St. Albert Const. David Wynn, passed second reading in the House of Commons Wednesday.

Campers and residents are at the ready in the Waterton area after a voluntary evacuation alert was issued Tuesday due to a nearby wildfire. Matt Battochio reports.

A Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis shocked goaltender Mitchell Reidy but didn’t stop the St. Albert Raiders Midget AAA player. Quinn Phillips has our MVP.

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.