Tag: British Columbia (Canada)

Canadian Officials Condemn Facebook for News Ban as Wildfires Burn

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was “inconceivable” that the platform had responded to a new licensing law by blocking news links, as the country confronts its worst wildfire season on record.

August 22, 2023
British Columbia Wildfires Leave Dozens of Buildings Burned

The final tally of the damage will be higher, officials said, although no buildings have been destroyed over the past 24 hours as the fires ease.

August 21, 2023
Smoke Blankets Pacific Northwest as Wildfires Rage

Numerous wildfires in Canada, Washington and Oregon sparked air quality alerts and evacuations across the region. At least one person has died.

August 21, 2023
Wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Expected to Leave Lasting Scar

Fire is raging in the suburban fringes of the resort town of Kelowna, British Columbia, as a state of emergency across the province continued.

August 19, 2023
Canada Wildfires Force Evacuations in Yellowknife and Kelowna

As residents of Yellowknife fled a wildfire in the Northwest Territories, a state of emergency was issued hundreds of miles away in Kelowna, British Columbia.

August 18, 2023