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Chief calls for independent investigation of mine slide and leach pad failure
Local Journalism Initiative via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun is demanding an independent investigation into the June 24 leach pad failure at Victoria Gold Corp.’s Eagle Gold Mine, 85 kilometres north of the First Nation ...
Progress made in containing Thompson Fire amid triple-digit Calif. heat wave
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoFire officials said Thursday they have made substantial progress in stopping the forward progress of...
A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave intensifies along the West Coast, as dangerous wildfires spread
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoMore than 800 structures are under threat. “Firefighters continue to gain containment and cool hot...
Wildfire evacuation alert issued as temperatures soar in Alberta
CTV News· 2 days agoLittle Red River Cree Nation issued a wildfire alert on Monday afternoon for residents of the Garden...
Yukon government says cyanide from landslide at gold mine found downstream
The Globe and Mail· 6 days agoVGCX-T, triggering a massive landslide. Up until Thursday, it was unknown how much cyanide had...
RCMP catch suspect in B.C. swamp after high-speed chopper chase
Aldergrove Star· 6 days agoA man suspected of several property crimes who fled at high speed from police was finally...
Thousands evacuate, some stay as Thompson fire spreads in Northern California
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoThe Thompson fire has burned 3,500 acres and resulted in evacuation orders for more than 28,000...
Fast-moving French Fire triggers evacuations in Mariposa, California
Fox Weather via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe French Fire has already burned through over 840 acres of land, and containment efforts have only...
Two people rescued from boat that caught fire in Commencement Bay on Fourth of July
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoIn between the arrival of police and fire crews, nearby tugboats from the Foss Maritime Company at...
Northern B.C. wildfire burning out of control once again
Aldergrove Star· 4 days agoB.C. Wildfire Service posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday afternoon that fire activity was increasing in the North Peace Complex as "warm, dry, windy weather sets in." On Thursday (July ...