B.C.’s work to make forests more wildfire-proof is slow, careful and years behind
That’s a slow, deliberate process that the province is far behind on Matty Captan shoves the barrel of a propane torch deep ...
3.7 magnitude earthquake felt between Port Angeles, WA, and Victoria, B.C.
Did you feel it? So far, 736 people reported feeling the 3.7 magnitude earthquake that struck near Port Angeles, Washington, ...
Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages. That could resolve its ceasefire dispute with Israel
Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned. That would pave the way toward resolving a ...
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B.C. wildfire crews return from California deployment to combat L.A. fires
VICTORIA — More than 30 firefighters from British Columbia's Wildfire Service have returned home from a deployment fighting large fires that destroyed thousands of homes around Southern California.
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Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
And, despite the maps becoming Californians’ go-to source for hazard information, Cal Fire stresses its directive from lawmakers was to determine where officials need to enforce often costly ...
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State Farm asks for insurance rate hike of 22 percent after L.A. fires
State Farm, the largest insurance company in California, has asked regulators to let it raise property insurance rates by a staggering average of 22 percent, writing in a letter Monday that the ...
Toronto Star19d
B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board after a lengthy dispute over its refusal to allow police in schools except in emergencies, in a rare ...
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B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools
British Columbia's education minister has fired the ... was disappointed by the decision to fire the board. "We believe this is an undemocratic move that's against what voters want," MacAdams ...
WKOW21d
Fire danger: Multiple outdoor fires reported in Columbia County
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) — Dry conditions have created an increased fire risk in southern Wisconsin. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office said Columbia County is experiencing multiple outdoor ...
The New York Times23d
California Wildfires: Scorched region gets its first significant rain in months.
The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to more than 10,400 acres but is now 95% contained. The largest fire, covering 23,448 acres in western Los Angeles, is 90% contained.
The New York Times24d
Hollywood Work Was Already Drying Up. Then the Fires Hit.
When Olivia Newman, the director of the upcoming film “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” lost her home in the Eaton fire, Netflix set her family up in a home in Vancouver, British Columbia ...
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Mapping Palisades, Eaton burn scar areas where landslides would pose big risk
With rain expected this weekend, areas impacted by the fires are bracing for the possibility of mudslides. The ABC7 Eyewitness News data team has put together a map showing areas of concern for ...