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Thousands in Fort Nelson, B.C., ordered to evacuate as wildfire nears town
FORT NELSON, B.C. — Thousands of people in northeast British Columbia have been ordered to evacuate and flee south as a fast-growing wildfire threatens the town of Fort Nelson. The evacuation order was issued by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nations around 7:15 p.m. The communities are being threatened by an out-of-control wildfire that the municipality says is about 12 kilometres west of the town, and that exploded in size late Friday. Fort Nelson and the Fort
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Thousands in Fort Nelson, B.C., ordered to evacuate as wildfire nears town
FORT NELSON, B.C. — Thousands of people in northeast British Columbia have been ordered to evacuate and flee south as a fast-growing wildfire threatens the town of Fort Nelson. The evacuation order was issued by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nations around 7:15 p.m. The communities are being threatened by an out-of-control wildfire that the municipality says is about 12 kilometres west of the town, and that exploded in size late Friday. Fort Nelson and the Fort
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Wildfire triggers evacuation of 'multiple neighbourhoods' in Fort Nelson, B.C.
FORT NELSON, B.C. — The B.C. Wildfire Service said the evacuation of "multiple neighbourhoods" was underway in Fort Nelson late Friday, as an out-of-control wildfire threatened the town in the province's northeast. It said the fire was "highly visible" to the west of the town, which has a population of about 2,600, as crews battled the blaze that exploded in size late in the afternoon. The service said the fire was being fought by groundcrews and two helicopters that were bucketing water on the
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VideoPro-Palestinian protesters gather at MIT campus
Dozens of people gathered at MIT to protest against the police removal of the Pro-Palestinian encampment earlier on Friday. This comes after a week of similar demonstrations across campuses in the United States. (AP video by Steve LeBlanc. Produced by Diego Medrano)
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Fort McMurray under evacuation alert due to out-of-control wildfire nearby
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — An evacuation alert has been issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray as an out-of-control wildfire burns nearby. Residents in the northern oilsands hub and the nearby community of Saprae Creek are being told to be ready to leave on short notice. Alberta Wildfire says the blaze is about 16 kilometres southwest of Fort McMurray. It said in the late afternoon that the wildfire was about two square kilometres in size, but by early evening that had grown to 10 square kilometres. Fo
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Boy, 15, in life-threatening condition after Brampton stabbing
A 15-year-old boy is in life-threatening condition after he was stabbed in a Brampton park on Friday, Peel police say.Police said the stabbing took place in Clark Park, near Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard. Officers were called to the scene at about 5 p.m. for a report of fight with injuries.Paramedics took the boy to hospital. Police said they are looking for between five and six suspects and all are believed to be minors.There was a heavy police presence in the park on Friday evening.
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Kelowna man bemoans 'awful,' unexpected FortisBC tree work
Giulio Di Palma was shocked to return home from work one day in April to find the branches on half of his large spruce tree missing and a portion of the top cut off.The tree stood proudly in middle of his front yard, but it's been humbled by the unexpected pruning job, with every one of its street-facing limbs removed."It looks awful," said Di Palma. "I'm the laughing stock on Barkley Road."Di Palma's case serves as an example of how far utility company FortisBC is allowed to go when a tree grow
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