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Heat, lightning spark dozens of new fires in B.C., prompting evacuations and alerts

Heat, lightning spark dozens of new fires in B.C., prompting evacuations and alerts

Dozens of new wildfires have been sparked in British Columbia, in a surge associated with this week's high temperatures and thousands of lightning strikes.
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Wildfire forces evacuation of 500 from First Nation in northern Saskatchewan

Wildfire forces evacuation of 500 from First Nation in northern Saskatchewan

CLEARWATER RIVER — About 500 more people in Saskatchewan have been forced to flee due to threatening wildfires.
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Rural Texas county's top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis

Rural Texas county's top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling through the region, causing widespread destruction and killing more than 130 peop
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Climate change is cancelling events, with Canadian sports among hardest hit, finds global study

Climate change is cancelling events, with Canadian sports among hardest hit, finds global study

New research shows extreme weather is increasingly cancelling festivals and sports, with Canada among the hardest-hit nations over two decades
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Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say

Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say

Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines.
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Prairies wildfire smoke prompts special air quality statement for southern Ontario

Prairies wildfire smoke prompts special air quality statement for southern Ontario

A special air quality statement has been issued for parts of southern Ontario, triggered by wildfire smoke from the Prairies.
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Russia's 'land of fire and ice' was largely spared by the nearby earthquake and tsunami

Russia's 'land of fire and ice' was largely spared by the nearby earthquake and tsunami

MOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s Far East coast, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending some panicked residents fleeing buildings but causing only a few injuries.
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Beijing officials say 31 older people trapped in a senior center died in floods

Beijing officials say 31 older people trapped in a senior center died in floods

BANGKOK (AP) — A group of elderly people trapped in a flooded nursing home were among at least 70 people who died during powerful storms that lashed Beijing and neighboring provinces.
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Tsunami advisory refloats memories of waves that swamped Port Alberni, B.C., in 1964

Tsunami advisory refloats memories of waves that swamped Port Alberni, B.C., in 1964

Longtime residents of Port Alberni, B.C., know the potential impact of a tsunami all too well. Mike Ruttan was 12 when the town on Vancouver Island was hit with massive waves triggered by 9.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Alaska on March 27, 1964.
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'Don't see it coming:' minister pushes for preparedness after B.C. tsunami scare

'Don't see it coming:' minister pushes for preparedness after B.C. tsunami scare

British Columbia had the luxury of time as emergency officials watched a potential tsunami roll across the Pacific Ocean after a massive earthquake near Russia. But the province's emergency management minister says it's a reminder that B.C.
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