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News ArchivesYEAR2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Fire causes $500,000 in damage to Yellowknife home July 31, 2012, Yellowknife, N.W.T. - A Yellowknife home in the Niven Lake area has been significantly damaged after a fire earlier Monday morning. CBC News reports. Blaze guts part of Kelowna seniors home July 31, 2012, Kelowna, B.C. - Two people were treated for smoke inhalation and dozens more forced from their homes after a fire broke out at a seniors complex in Kelowna Monday morning. CBC News reports. Arena fire cleanup will take days July 31, 2012, Ancaster, Ont. - City officials say it could take days to clean up an Ancaster arena damaged by fire Monday. CBC News reports. Fire forces 300 workers from Saskatchewan mine July 30, 2012, Wollaston Lake, Sask. – A forest fire forced the evacuation of more than 300 people from Cameco's Rabbit Lake mine during the weekend, the first full evacuation of the site in 35 years, according to staff. The Calgary Herald reports. Ottawa to scrap fire protection program July 30, 2012, Ottawa – The Conservative government plans to scrap a program designed to safeguard federal office towers and major public buildings on aboriginal reserves. The Ottawa Citizen reports. NCC to fix Rideau Hall sprinklers July 30, 2012, Ottawa – Dozens of fire sprinklers in Rideau Hall, the official residences of the Governor General and the monarch, are deficient in ways that could hurt their usefulness in suppressing fires, the National Capital Commission says. The Ottawa Citizen reports. Evacuation alert issued after B.C. fire jumps fire guard July 30, 2012, Wilson's Landing, B.C. – An evacuation alert has been issued for the Wilson's Landing area of West Kelowna, B.C., after a wildfire jumped a fireguard early Monday morning. CBC News reports. Crews douse Calgary landfill fire July 30, 2012, Calgary – Fire crews have put out a blaze that ignited overnight at a southeast Calgary landfill site. CBC News reports. Three drown in B.C. tubing accident July 30, 2012, Grand Forks, B.C. – Two people are dead and a third person is presumed drowned after they were swept over a set of waterfalls during a tubing accident near Grand Forks, B.C. this weekend. CTV News reports. Crews battle Langford brush fire July 30, 2012, Langford, B.C. - The Langford fire department battled a brush fire near the Western Speedway Saturday evening. The Times Colonist reports. |
