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19.08 / 13:49
19.08 / 00:23
Climate change
Wildfire
BC Wildfire
BC wildfires
500
B.C. wildfires force more than 4,500 from homes, people urged to avoid travel
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowinn Ma provided the numbers during a Friday update on the wildfire crisis, as strong winds and tinder-dry conditions fuel explosive fire growth.“I was deeply horrified to witness the distressing images emerging from West Kelowna late last evening,” Ma said.“I know this is a very challenging situation for everyone in that area. My heart is with you, our government is deploying every resource available to keep people safe and protect the community.”About 2,500 people have been forced from their homes in West Kelowna, Kelowna and surrounding communities, and officials said earlier Friday that a “significant” number of structures had been destroyed.
17.08 / 01:25
Canada housing
Canada housing market
Construction
Should Ottawa build homes again? ‘Conversations’ happening, minister says
As pressure mounts on the federal government to take a more active role in filling the housing supply gap, the minister in charge of the portfolio is exploring new — and potentially old — approaches to getting homes built.
13.08 / 07:39
Citi
Parke
Celebrity
show
British Columbia
Canada: Hindu temple desecrated in British Columbia; 3rd incident this year
A temple was vandalised on Saturday in Canada's British Columbia with anti-India and pro-Khalistan posters pasted on its front gate and rear wall. The objectionable posters were pasted in front of the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir. The matter had been reported to the Surrey detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or RCMP, according to the president of the temple Satish Kumar.
13.08 / 05:35
WestJet
Canadian evacuees tell of chaos in Maui ‘war zone’
Maui have told of harrowing scenes during their escape from the fire-devastated Hawaiian island.Among the evacuees was British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Matthew Taylor, who drove through the ruined town of Lahaina on Thursday and said it resembled a “war zone.”Taylor, who arrived in Vancouver Friday morning on an Air Canada ferry flight, said buildings on both sides of the highway out of Lahaina had been “razed to the ground.”“Driving through Lahaina was absolutely shocking. It was really, really sad,” Taylor said.Officials in Hawaii say at least 67 people died this week after wildfires erupted on Maui in the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people.Gov.
12.08 / 17:43
Highways
country
Cube InvIT announces inaugural distribution with Rs 2.15 per unit payout
Cube Highways Trust (Cube InvIT) has posted a consolidated income of Rs 781.5 crore for the quarter ended on June 30, 2023. Earning before interest tax depreciation and amortisation was Rs 422.89 crore during the period under review, Cube InvIT said.
12.08 / 04:57
TikTok
Fire
Wildfire
BC Wildfire
Fiery heart on Tofino beach video fans flames of anger
It was meant to be a romantic, viral stunt, but the flames of love ignited on a Vancouver Island beach have quickly fanned the flames of anger among locals.
11.08 / 07:25
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Threat
India excluded as threat in murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Report
Hindustan Times, India was not named as the source of the threat during agencies’ interaction with Nijjar, a proponent of Khalistan, who was very close to Nijjar, told the HT on the basis of anonymity. Also Read: Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar killed in Surrey, Canada Nijjar received briefings from both the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on several occasions this year, as per the source, which occurred through a series of telephone discussions and subsequent email communications, HT reported.
11.08 / 06:53
trudeau
VACATION
Justin Trudeau and family vacation in B.C. following separation news
Justin Trudeau and his family are vacationing in British Columbia for just over a week, the Prime Minister’s Office says.The PMO is not specifying where they will be staying, but says they are set to return to Ottawa on Aug.
07.08 / 14:01
Action
cover
British Columbia
British Columbia port workers ratify contract offer, ending Canada labor dispute
British Columbia’s port workers have voted almost 75% in favor of a contract offer, ending weeks of turbulent job action that stopped billions of dollars’ worth of goods from being shipped in Canada
06.08 / 05:41
Climate change
Climate
extreme weather
BC wildfires
‘Something’s changed’: Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say
Earlier this summer, two Canadians walked into a party in rural Germany.“Canadians?” joked the host. “I thought you’d smell more like smoke.”It’s been that kind of season.Floods, drought, warm waters lapping three coasts — but mostly wildfire smoke from sea to sea and overseas.Yes, this is climate change, scientists say, and expect more weather weirdness to come.“It’s been a wild ride,” said Danny Blair, co-director of the Prairie Climate Centre at the University of Winnipeg.
05.08 / 14:35
UPS
Provident
country
Western Canada dock workers vote to accept contract offer
(Reuters) -Dock workers in western Canada voted to accept an improved labor contract after a month-long dispute that affected trade and disrupted operations at the country's busiest ports, their union said on Friday.
03.08 / 01:59
BC Wildfire
BC wildfires
BC
evacuation
Lost
Structures lost, evacuation alert expanded due to wildfire north of Whistler, B.C.
Some structures have been lost in a popular southern British Columbia recreational community as the simmering Downton Lake wildfire, 110 kilometres northwest of Whistler, has taken a devastating run.
02.08 / 05:33
Hackers
Cybersecurity
data
Data Breach
information
Thousands of B.C. health-care workers’ information exposed in data breach
A major cyber attack in British Columbia may have resulted in the theft of personal information belonging to hundreds of thousands of people working in the province’s health-care sector.
31.07 / 06:41
bc port strike
B.C. port workers and employer negotiate collective agreement with federal board, members to review
B.C. port and dock workers could soon have a deal with their employer after a joint statement Sunday night.
30.07 / 18:15
30.07 / 17:55
Highways
Eagle
cover
evacuation
Wildfire ‘Eagle Bluff’ crosses over from US into Canada, evacuation order issued for Osoyoos town
Due to an out-of-control wildfire that has crossed the border from the US stae of Washington, authorities have issued an evacuation order for the Canadian town of Osoyoos and its surrounding district. According to the British Columbia Wildfire Service, the wildfire, called Eagle Bluff, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.49 miles) from Osoyoos.
30.07 / 05:51
Action
British Columbia
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
29.07 / 08:03
26.07 / 12:57
25.07 / 20:01
Progressive
show
Institutions vote against ACC, Ambuja resolutions
NEW DELHI, BENGALURU : More than half of the institutional investors of Adani Group cement companies—ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cement Ltd—voted against adopting the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 after the firms’ statutory auditors raised concerns about certain developments, and at least one proxy advisory firm recommended voting against the resolution. Sixty-three per cent of large investors voted against ACC’s adoption of financial statements at its annual general meeting on 20 July, according to voting records published on BSE on Tuesday.
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