Nearly 300 fires in British Columbia have prompted evacuation orders affecting more than 5,700 people, officials said.
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‘No One is Safe’: How The Heatwave Has Battered the Wealthy World
Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences of climate change.
Kamloops Residential School Survivor Speaks
A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps.
My Most Memorable Interview With a Residential School Survivor
A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps.
Several Die as Construction Crane Collapses in British Columbia
The police in Kelowna said that the accident, which occurred as the crane was being dismantled, caused multiple fatalities at a condo construction site.
Heat Wave Spread Fire That Erased Lytton, British Columbia
Busloads of residents went to tour the charred town of Lytton, British Columbia, this week and found it almost unrecognizable.
Residential School Photos Show Canada’s Grim Legacy of Cultural Erasure
With the discovery of human remains on the grounds of residential schools, this history is now dominating the conversation in the country.
Pope Will Meet With Indigenous Leaders About Canada’s Residential Schools
Canada’s Indigenous communities have long sought a papal apology for the church’s role in a system of forced assimilation at schools where abuse and disease were widespread.
Deaths Spike as Heat Wave Broils Canada and the Pacific Northwest
Hyperthermia claimed nearly a dozen lives in one day in one Washington county. A small town in British Columbia set Canada’s heat record at just over 121 degrees Fahrenheit.
At Nearly 116 Degrees, Heat in Western Canada Shatters National Record
The heat is expected to continue for several days in some parts of British Columbia, according to weather warnings from the government.