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What you can do to prepare for wildfire evacuations now
Wildfires are already popping up in some parts of B.C., and officials are worried about a tough summer ahead.Thousands of people were forced from their homes in 2023, as wildfires threatened people and property, prompting evacuation alerts and orders in all corners of the province.Just two of those wildfires caused more than $720 million in insured losses last year, making the fires the most costly insured extreme weather event the province has ever seen.The 2024 season started early, first with
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VideoHuge explosion in northern Gaza as Israeli bombardment continues
A large smoke plume from an explosion in Gaza could be seen on the skyline on Sunday. The smoke rose from northern Gaza, as filmed by The Associated Press from Southern Israel.
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Bear-tracking study celebrates citizen science in Alberta's grizzly country
A new study suggests citizen science could help restore Alberta's grizzly bear numbers, but critics caution that without government action to preserve critical habitat and raise awareness, the elusive predator will remain a threatened species.The research, published in February in the science journal Facets, examines the development of GrizzTracker, an app created to gather data about the bears' movements through the northwestern reaches of their remaining Alberta range.Courtney Hughes, a study
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VideoPope urges young people in Venice to ditch the cell phones and try and hug
Pope Francis met with thousands of young people along a canal in Venice Sunday morning and told them to “leave the cell phone and meet people.” The 87-year-old Pope was making a whirlwind visit to Venice where he started off his day meeting women prisoners and visiting the Vatican’s art exhibit at a women’s prison. (Production by Trisha Thomas and Luigi Navarra)
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VideoPatriarch Kirill leads ceremonies marking Palm Sunday in Moscow
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, the world’s largest Orthodox denomination, led a ceremony in Moscow to mark Palm Sunday.
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VideoJewish Ultra-Orthodox families inspect debris of what's believed to be an intercepted Iranian surface-to-surface missile
Jewish Ultra-Orthodox families inspected debris on Sunday of what is believed to be an intercepted Iranian surface-to-surface missile. The unusual find came two weeks after Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, when Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. (AP video by Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Southern Ontario faces summery Sunday with another risk of storms
Warm and humid air could fuel multiple chances for storms across southern Ontario through the end of the weekend
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