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In the news today: Fort McMurray lessons learned, Admitted killer's wife to testify
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
May 16, 2024 2:15 AM
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Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year's Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every 90 minutes.
May 16, 2024 2:00 AM
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Winnipeg trial to hear from former partner of admitted serial killer
WINNIPEG — The ex-wife of an admitted serial killer is expected to testify today in a Winnipeg courtroom. The woman obtained a protection order against Jeremy Skibicki in 2019, after he allegedly stalked and sexually assaulted her.
May 16, 2024 2:00 AM
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Forecast turns favourable in fight against wildfire threatening northern B.C. town
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A low-pressure system moving into northern British Columbia is expected to dampen wildfire activity that has forced several thousand people to leave their homes in and around Fort Nelson, the BC Wildfire Service says.
May 15, 2024 6:43 PM
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The latest news on wildfires in Canada as thousands forced from homes in the West
Wildfires have forced thousands out of several communities in Western Canada. In Fort Nelson, B.C., about 4,700 people are out of their homes. Roughly 6,600 residents have been evacuated out of parts of Fort McMurray, Alta.
May 15, 2024 6:03 PM
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B.C. First Nation to reactivate judicial review of DFO's salmon farm virus policy
VICTORIA — A British Columbia First Nation says it has lost faith in federal plans to remove open net-pens from the province’s ocean salmon farms and is reluctantly relaunching legal action it had on hold that challenges Fisheries Department aquacult
May 15, 2024 5:53 PM
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Ground versus crown fire: How the new Fort McMurray blaze differs from The Beast
A fierce wildfire burning outside Fort McMurray, Alta., has brought back memories of a vicious blaze, nicknamed The Beast, that tore through the oilsands hub in 2016.
May 15, 2024 5:48 PM
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Fourth accused in Nijjar murder appears in B.C. court
SURREY, B.C. — A fourth man accused in the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar will next appear at provincial court on May 21, the same day the other three accused are scheduled for a hearing.
May 15, 2024 5:36 PM
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Indigenous identity summit commits to advocating against NunatuKavut, Ontario Métis
OTTAWA — A two-day summit on Indigenous identity fraud wrapped up Wednesday with a message to Canada: we're joining forces, and we want action to curb the epidemic.
May 15, 2024 5:20 PM
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'Day by day': Alberta fire evacuees out until next week, weather to help B.C. crews
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA — Thousands of residents forced to flee a fierce, wind-whipped wildfire threatening the oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray were told Wednesday they’ll likely be out for days and may be allowed back as early as Tuesday.
May 15, 2024 5:18 PM
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