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A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia

May. 13, 2024 18:47 PM EDT

FORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. The British...

Canadian governments commit millions to landfill search for remains of slain Indigenous women

Mar. 22, 2024 18:55 PM EDT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Canada’s federal government and the provincial Manitoba government agreed Friday to spend tens of millions to help search a landfill for the remains of two slain Indigenous women. A sum of $20 million Canadian (US$14.7 million) from each government is to...