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Fort McMurray under evacuation alert due to out-of-control wildfire nearby
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — An evacuation alert was issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray on Friday evening as an out-of-control wildfire burned nearby. Residents in the northern oilsands hub and the nearby community of Saprae Creek were told to be ready to leave on short notice. Jody Butz, regional fire chief and director of emergency management for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, said in a video update posted on Facebook late Friday that the two communities were not at risk and winds were
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'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' star Owen Teague calls movie 'the Planet of the Apes for our time'
Planet of the Apes franchise continues with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes starring Owen Teague, Kevin Durand, Freya Allan, from director Wes Ball.
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Wildfire forces partial evacuation order in County of Grande Prairie
Some residents in the County of Grande Prairie in northern Alberta need to immediately leave their homes due to the danger posed by a nearby wildfire.The county issued an evacuation order at 8:46 p.m. MT, stating a fire is located four kilometres east of Teepee Creek near Range Road 31 and Township Road 740. The fire is moving away from the community, the alert states.According to a post on Facebook from the county, the order is in effect from Kleskun Creek north to Township Road 742. The order
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Jim Peterson, retired Toronto MP and former Liberal trade minister, dead at 82
Jim Peterson, a retired Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 82."Our Jim left us this morning," his family said in a statement provided to CBC News on Friday evening. "He will never be replaced in our hearts and he will live on forever in our memories. His big brain and his big heart meant everything to us and to anyone who had the privilege to know or work alongside him."The statement said the family will share more information about how they plan to "celebrate
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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)
