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Yellowknife and Kelowna wildfires burn in what is already Canada's worst season on record

The devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic Maui town of Lahaina in Hawaii was still making headlines when the Northwest Territories issued an evacuation order for Yellowknife and British Columbia declared a provincewide state of emergency.

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Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Canada vandalised

Two Khalistan supporters vandalised a Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey in Canada's Surrey, British Columbia province, leaving anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti. This is the latest in a series of similar incidents targeting Hindu places of worship in the country. India has condemned the attacks and sought action against the…

The Hindu

Canada: generations old and new scramble to contain fires burning at record pace

As the country suffers its worst wildfire season in on record, Canada’s retiring fire master is passing on the lessons learned from a life on the frontline

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B.C. labour dispute: It's time for an industrial inquiry commission into ports and automation

A new tentative agreement was reached on July 30 between the two groups involved in a labour dispute affecting British Columbia ports with the help of the Industrial Relations Board.

The Conversation

A firefighter has been killed while battling a wildfire in British Columbia, Canada

A firefighter has been killed while fighting a massive wildfire in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality in the Canadian province this month during this year’s record fire season

The Independent UK

Port workers in Canada's British Columbia reject contract offer leaving ports hamstrung by dispute

Port workers in the province of British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer meant to end a labor dispute that stopped goods moving in and out of harbors, including at Canada’s busiest port in Vancouver

The Independent UK

Why B.C. has ended letter grades for students in kindergarten to Grade 9

In British Columbia, the province’s move away from letter grades for students between kindergarten and Grade 9 has produced anxiety or has been opposed by some parents and teachers.

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Why can't Canada just put the fires out? Here are 5 answers to key questions

In Canada, more than 25 million acres of land — an area larger than Portugal — has burned, and the fire season shows no signs of slowing. Here's why many fires are being left to burn.

WEKU

Canada's Trudeau convenes a crisis group over Canadian port strike as union gives 72-hour notice

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with top officials after the longshore union renewed a 72-hour strike notice after already halting shipments in and out of ports in Canada’s west coast region of British Columbia for nearly two weeks

The Independent UK

Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture

The worst wildfire season in Canadian history is displacing Indigenous communities from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, blanketing them in thick smoke, destroying homes and forests and threatening important cultural activities like hunting, fishing and gathering native plants

The Independent UK

The British Columbia port workers' union has rejected a mediator's agreement

The union representing port workers in the province of British Columbia has rejected a mediator’s tentative agreement meant to end a labor dispute that stopped goods moving in and out of harbors, including at Canada’s busiest port in Vancouver

The Independent UK

Wildfires have burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia

Canadian officials say say wildfires have already burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the situation will probably get worse due to more hot, dry weather

The Independent UK

Canada mourns deaths of firefighters as wildfires ravage millions of acres

Deaths of two crew days apart prompts reckoning over mounting economic and human toll of fires that have charred Canada’s forests

The Guardian - US

Wildfire Season In West On The Verge Of Explosive Development

Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St

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The Guardian - US

Trudeau pays tribute to firefighter, 19, killed battling Canada wildfires

Devyn Gale killed while tackling British Columbia blaze as wildfires continue to rage across country with little reprieve

Al Jazeera

Canadian firefighter dies as record wildfire season continues

Firefighter dies battling blaze in British Columbia, union says, as more than 900 fires are still burning across Canada.

The Independent UK

For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers

As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. and even far east to Europe, one province — British Columbia — relies on smokejumpers to help fight the blazes

The Independent UK

Tentative deal reached in nearly 2-week port strike on Canada's west coast

A tentative deal has been reached between employers and workers in a strike that has halted shipments in and out of ports in Canada’s west coast region of British Columbia for nearly two weeks

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Canada: BC Hydro Charging Network To Adopt NACS

Canadian charging network BC Hydro, which operates charging stations in British Columbia, is willing to add Tesla's NACS charging plugs to its infrastructure.

The Independent UK

Weeklong dock strike on Canada's west coast is starting to pinch small businesses, experts say

Experts say Canadian consumers aren’t yet feeling the impact of the weekold port strike in British Columbia, but businesses are beginning to be pinched by the shutdown of docks that handle 25% of the country’s foreign trade

The Conversation

Anticipating Canada's crisis response decisions can save critical time in future wildfire seasons

On June 30, 2021, the town of Lytton in British Columbia was destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire. The aftermath saw a lot of anger and finger pointing, with all levels of government roundly criticized.

The Conversation

Scaling up community drug-checking services in B.C. could help respond to the overdose crisis

British Columbia is in the midst of an enduring drug overdose crisis that continues to claim hundreds of people every year with no end in sight. With a significant rise in deaths over the last seven years, innovative responses are urgently needed.

Daily Mirror

Missing teen found alive 54 hours after being separated from hiking group in forest

Esther Wang, 16, was separated from her hiking group while in Golden Ears Park in British Columbia, which is about 25 miles from the US-Canadian border, on Tuesday afternoon local time.

Reason

Brickbat: We Can't Handle the Truth

Two years after Canadian officials announced the graves of 215 children had been found on the grounds of a former Indian residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, no human remains have actually been discovered. And some in the government don't like how critics keep pointing that out. In a recent…

The Guardian - UK

Hotter, faster fires: can Canada preserve its threatened wildlife?

The half-moon hairstreak butterfly is among the endangered species fighting the heat and smoke of a record wildfire season

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