4 h. ago Wildfire prompts evacuation order for several homes near Kelowna, B.C.

The district also issued an evacuation alert for more than 100 other addresses, meaning residents must be prepared to leave at a moment's notice

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7 h. ago Approaching wildfires lead to evacuation order for Leaf Rapids, Man.

Officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order saying residents should be prepared to leave by 10 a.m. Tuesday.

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12 h. ago Wildfire near Kelowna prompts evacuation order for some residents

RCMP warned of the wildfire on Sunday afternoon, saying the blaze was affecting the area and officers were conducting "tactical evacuations" of homes.

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21 h. ago Flights resuming at Kelowna airport after airspace closure due to wildfire

Kelowna RCMP is asking residents near Kelowna International Airport to be ready for a possible evacuation due to a nearby wildfires.

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9 d. ago Evacuation alert issued for Alberta community due to B.C. wildfire

The County of Grande Prairie has put residents on evacuation alert over the Kiskatinaw River Wildfire. The 26,000-hectare blaze is burning south of Dawson Creek in B.C.

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2 w. ago More evacuation orders to be lifted in parts of northwestern Manitoba after fires

LYNN LAKE — Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Manitoba will start making the trek home in the coming days as officials in two northwestern communities lift their evacuation orders. The roughly 600 residents of the town of Lynn Lake will be allowed to return to the community 775 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg starting at 8 […]

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2 w. ago Wildfire evacuees continue returning home in Manitoba, Saskatchewan

Residents in Flin Flon, one of the largest communities evacuated, were still waiting for the fire threat to diminish before they could be allowed to return.

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2 w. ago Un homme se rend aux policiers après s’être barricadé à Verchères

Un homme barricadé a tenu un quartier sur le qui-vive mardi matin à Verchères, où une intervention policière a forcé l’évacuation de résidents.

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2 w. ago Israeli strikes damage Iran’s underground nuclear site, agency says

Donald Trump posted an ominous message warning Tehran residents to evacuate

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3 w. ago Cops rush into burning Surrey home to rescue seniors, arson suspected

After evacuating six residents from a basement suite, officers learned there were still two people upstairs and had to break into the home to rescue them.

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3 w. ago Squamish residents on evacuation alert not panicking yet as wildfire looms

Residents near the Dryden Creek fire have bags packed, ready to go at a moment's notice. Read more.

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4 w. ago 700 people evacuated by military as northern Ontario wildfire threatens First Nation

Officials say the Canadian military has evacuated more than 700 people from northern Ontario where a major wildfire is threatening a First Nation. National Defence says a CC-130 Hercules aircraft has been airlifting people out of Sandy Lake First Nation. It’s unclear how many residents are still waiting to be evacuated from the community of […]

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