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KAMLOOPS, B.C.

CALGARY — Out-of-control wildfires blazing in northern Alberta have prompted fresh evacuations of workers from oilsands sites. MEG Energy Corp.

TORONTO — A large Toronto food bank is calling for urgent donations after flooding triggered by torrential rains earlier this week damaged its facility and ruined a large amount of food.

As floodwaters poured into a Mississauga long-term care home –submerging much of the ground floor – rescue crews worked to rapidly get residents into inflatable rafts to evacuate the property while others worked on stopping the water from rising furt

In a July 16 story about the wildfires in Labrador, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that a fire burning close to Labrador City was 14 square kilometres in size. In fact, it was about 140 square kilometres. The Canadian Press

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — Firefighters began attacking a fire near Labrador City from the ground Thursday, marking a new stage in the effort to get the roaring wildfire under control.

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VANCOUVER — More than two dozen daily heat records were broken or tied in British Columbia on Wednesday as sweltering temperatures swept across the province. At least 27 communities set daily temperature records across B.C.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

A number of wildfires have emerged along major highways in British Columbia as the province swelters in a second heat wave this month and thunderstorms and winds are in the forecast.