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Jason Brolund told a news conference Monday morning that crews are trying to systematically survey the areas hit by the McDougall Creek fire to determine the extent of the damage. buff.ly/3QIykkh
PHOTOS: Residents were told to evacuate their homes amid a fire that ripped through the Shuswap Lake area, reducing some homes and businesses to ash.
Among those evacuated were Jordon Byerley, a local firefighter, his two children, Camilla and Brixton, their aunt, and their two puppies. The group, along with others, took a boat Saturday to the town of Celista, on the north shore of Shuswap Lake.
For up-to-date information on this developing story, visit our website, cbc.ca/bc. Photos by @Ben_Nelms /CBC.
BREAKING: Premier David Eby announced a provincial state of emergency at a news conference Friday. buff.ly/45cCC7H
A list of evacuation orders and alerts can be found on the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations website. buff.ly/45eMNJa
More than 2,400 properties are under an evacuation order and more than 4,800 properties under an evacuation alert due to the encroaching McDougall Creek wildfire, which grew more than a hundredfold in just 24 hours. buff.ly/45cCC7H
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55 hospital patients and long-term care home residents are being evacuated from the N.W.T. to B.C. as Yellowknife undergoes a mass evacuation.
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BREAKING: The City of West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley have declared a local state of emergency due to a looming wildfire.
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MISSING PERSON UPDATE: Surrey RCMP says the 12-year-old girl reported missing on May 26 has been found safely. A previous post with identifying information has been taken down.
UPDATE: Abbotsford police say a missing 14-year-old has been located. We've deleted our original tweet.
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"Today, the CBC will resume some activity on a handful of Twitter accounts, including @CBCNews, but we will significantly reduce our overall Twitter footprint and continue to assess the platform against our social media strategy." cbc.ca/news/editorsblog/cbc-…
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CBC/Radio-Canada has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts, after the social media platform put a "government-funded media" label on its @CBC account, in its latest move to stamp public broadcasters with designations. cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-twitte…
RCMP enforcement of Prince George's controversial safe streets bylaw at an encampment in the city could push people to stop using harm-reduction services, frontline staff fear. buff.ly/3L5ujTB
The United States beat Canada 6-3 at the women’s hockey world championship on Sunday in Brampton, Ont., denying the home team a third straight world title. buff.ly/3KFggmx
Federal public servants will strike on Wednesday if no deal is reached, union says .
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