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Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.

Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.

Hundreds of properties were ordered to evacuate late Thursday under threat from a wildfire near the city of West Kelowna, B.C., which has been placed under a state of emergency.
The latest news on the Northwest Territories wildfires as Yellowknife evacuates

The latest news on the Northwest Territories wildfires as Yellowknife evacuates

YELLOWKNIFE — Residents of the Northwest Territories' capital and some neighbouring communities have been ordered to evacuate the area by Friday because of an encroaching wildfire.
Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer

Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer

YELLOWKNIFE — Thousands of Yellowknife residents joined road convoys and stood with packed bags in snaking lines at the airport Thursday to flee a looming wildfire approaching the capital of the Northwest Territories.
Justice minister says Canada remains 'open' to criminalizing coercive control

Justice minister says Canada remains 'open' to criminalizing coercive control

OTTAWA — The federal government remains open to criminalizing a pattern of behaviour known as coercive control, Canada's justice minister says in a new letter, calling gender-based violence an "epidemic" that must be stopped.
Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run

Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run

VICTORIA — Pink salmon returns to British Columbia's Fraser River are exceeding original forecasts, prompting disagreements about whether the potentially bumper season has anything to do with the closure of open-net salmon farms off Vancouver Island.
Communities spring into action to help N.W.T. wildfire evacuees

Communities spring into action to help N.W.T. wildfire evacuees

Communities receiving Northwest Territories residents fleeing wildfires are springing into action to help, whether it's offering clothes, camping spaces or pet food.
Montreal Chinatown residents urge city to act against crime, drug use

Montreal Chinatown residents urge city to act against crime, drug use

MONTREAL — Residents of Montreal's Chinatown say they're feeling vulnerable and afraid because of rising crime and drug use in their neighbourhood, and they are urging the city to deploy more police to tackle the problem.
Airlines adjust prices and schedules amid Yellowknife evacuation efforts

Airlines adjust prices and schedules amid Yellowknife evacuation efforts

Airlines are adjusting prices and adding capacity to help with evacuation efforts in Yellowknife.
Reaction to wildfires forcing evacuation of Yellowknife, other N.W.T. communities

Reaction to wildfires forcing evacuation of Yellowknife, other N.W.T. communities

YELLOWKNIFE — Wildfires have forced the evacuation of the Northwest Territories capital, home to some 20,000 residents, as well as thousands of others from communities to the south.
Canada mulling 'game plan' if U.S. takes far-right, authoritarian shift: Joly

Canada mulling 'game plan' if U.S. takes far-right, authoritarian shift: Joly

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada has been considering a "game plan" for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year's presidential elections.