‘We are all in this fight’: B.C. wildfire crews expected to join The Pas fire line on Monday

Wildfire crews from British Columbia are expected to join first responders in Manitoba on Monday to help them battle the largest out-of-control blaze in the province at the moment.  “We are at the place right now and, and in this season with current conditions and activity on the landscape that we can provide these couple of unit…

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Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’

Alberta’s two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be “devastating” to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused on unity. “It is very dangerous talk,” Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said in an interview with The Canadian Press. “It is dangerous talk for our…

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Instead of travelling to Seattle to watch the Blue Jays, some B.C. baseball fans are staying home

Bob Donegan of Ivar’s, a Seattle-based seafood restaurant chain known for its slogan “Keep clam!”, says he’s a bit concerned about the lack of Canadians travelling south to cheer the Toronto Blue Jays as they square off against the Seattle Mariners.  Donegan says he loves Canadian baseball fans, referring to them as “friendly and goofy and delightful,” but he…

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Power shutoff initiative creating ‘wave of fear,’ says Princeton, B.C. mayor – Okanagan

Concerns are growing over a plan to shut off power in nearly a dozen communities across the Similkameen and Kootenay-Boundary regions of British Columbia to reduce wildfire risk. FortisBC is launching a new initiative it calls the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). The power giant says it will initiate the PSPS during extreme weather such…

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