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Dozens of wildfires are raging from B.C. to Manitoba, with many communities under threat. Neetu Garcha reports on the rising anxiety among evacuees, the local states of emergency declared, and the hope the weather could provide a much-needed reprieve.

Dozens of wildfires are raging from B.C. to Manitoba, with many communities under threat. The rising anxiety among evacuees, the new evacuation orders, the local states of emergency declared, and the hopes the weather could provide a much-needed reprieve. Correctional Service Canada (CSC) instructed staff to keep quiet over murderer Luka Magnotta’s August 2022 transfer...

Across Nova Scotia, people are being asked to hunker down as a powerful winter storm continues to pound the province on Sunday. Cape Breton officials have declared a seven-day local state of emergency and many schools across the province will remain closed Monday.

An evacuation order for several properties on airport road came down Tuesday afternoon. Dozens of properties on the Sea to Sky Highway were later put on evacuation alert — including some in Mount Currie.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Liberal MP Kody Blois pressed Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan on what the federal government was doing to help those in Cape Breton and across Nova Scotia following heavy snowfall over the weekend that ended with parts of Cape Breton declaring a local state of emergency....

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Nova Scotia premier Tim Houston said while the state of emergency permits authorities to issue fines, confiscate property, and order evacuations without a warrant, it doesn’t necessarily help in clearing roads and getting assistance faster. “At the end at the end of the process, I kind of wonder what they’ll...

Video released by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service on Wednesday showed what local officials say is the aftermath of Russian missile attacks on the town of Selydove in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

Days after Belleville declared a state of emergency over a string of drug overdoses in the city, the local mayor came out today appealing to the province to help build facilities needed in his community. Kayla McLean reports.

A state of emergency has been declared in St. Stephen, N.B., due to the town’s growing homelessness crisis. The town is unable to provide shelter for people who are unhoused – and now the mayor says it’s time for action to help the community. Nathalie Sturgeon has that story.

A local state of emergency and an evacuation order for 25 homes goes into effect in Penticton due to the threat of a rock slide. Property owners in Kelowna have their say regarding regulation changes to short-term rentals. Need for construction workers in Kelowna to meet housing demands.

A state of local emergency has been declared in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs as two of three pumps at the community’s water treatment plant have failed.

A rockslide just west of Keremeos triggered a local state of emergency overnight and forced the closure of a portion of Highway 3. As Taya Fast reports – crews are unable to fully assess the rockslide due to poor weather and there is no timeline as to when the highway will reopen.

A community two hours north of Edmonton has taken the unusual step in an effort to reduce crime. As Jasmine King reports, a meeting was held to discuss the action people around Calling Lake are demanding.

People in 68 homes in West Kelowna have been ordered to leave due to the nearby McDougall Creek wildfire. The fire has prompted a local state of emergency for the city, and a portion of the Westbank First Nation and Okanagan West electoral area, while more than 5,700 properties in multiple communities are under evacuation...

A local state of emergency has been declared for West Kelowna and part of the Westbank First Nation due to the threat of the McDougall Creek wildfire. Residents in the impacted areas are taking necessary measures to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Mackenzie Mazankowski reports.

Wildfire prompts a local state of emergency in West Kelowna as some families are ordered to leave their homes and others are told to be ready to go. Vancouver prepares to receive hospital patients from Yellowknife as wildfire continues to threaten the northern community. And yet more frustrations for BC Ferries passengers as another ship...

It’s been a bittersweet homecoming for wildfire evacuees in British Columbia. A week after apocalyptic fires tore through the Okanagan region, some people are back home tonight. But some don’t have a place to go back to as more evacuation orders are lifted. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also touched down in the region today, meeting...

It’s been a bittersweet homecoming for wildfire evacuees in British Columbia. A week after apocalyptic fires tore through the Okanagan region, some people are back home tonight. But some don’t have a place to go back to as more evacuation orders are lifted. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also touched down in the region today, meeting...

At least 45 people were left with injuries after an explosion took place at the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant on Wednesday in Sergiev Posad, Russia — just 50 kilometres northeast of Moscow. It is currently believed that the explosion was not caused by a Ukrainian drone attack — despite attacks many have pinned on...

Both the Athabasca River and McLeod River overflowed their banks Tuesday, prompting the Town of Whitecourt at the confluence to declared a state of local emergency. Slav Kornik went to the Alberta community to see how residents are being affected.