Successive premiers have promised to expand the list of cancers that are deemed a workplace injury for firefighters in Nova Scotia, but those changes still haven’t been made. Some firefighters want to know why.Halifax firefighter Billy Marr, who has cancer, is shown in his Dartmouth, N.S., home. (Steve Lawrence/CBC)Billy Marr is heading back to hospital…
Thousands of properties remain under evacuation order Monday after “exceptional” high winds fuelled dozens of wildfires across B.C., sending flames barrelling toward several communities.A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains near Lytton, B.C., on Sunday. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)Thousands of properties remain under evacuation order Monday…
B.C. wildfire crews continued battling more than 300 blazes Sunday morning, with a significant focus on controlling a 5,000-hectare fire near Ashcroft in the province’s central interior. Authorities are also urging residents fleeing smoky skies to leave fully booked hotels to wildfire evacuees.The 5,000-hectare Tremont Creek Wildfire, deemed ‘out of control’ by B.C.’s wildfire service, is…
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Three individuals tested positive in California while another 13 were found to have contracted the virus after they returned home.Flames lick above vehicles in Oroville, Calif., in September. The blaze is part of the lightning-sparked North Complex fire which expanded at a critical rate. (Noah Berger/AP Photo)Three British Columbia firefighters who contracted COVID-19 while in California…