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Libya’s top prosecutor orders detention of eight officials as part of probe into dams’ deadly collapse
Egyptian rescuers continue searching for bodies in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

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Newfoundland university threw doors open to Titan submersible operator, emails show
Newfoundland and Labrador's ocean marine polytechnic threw open its "proverbial doors" last year to the company that owned the doomed Titan submersible, which suffered a catastrophic implosion on a descent to the Titanic shipwreck in June, killing all five people on board. Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Libya demonstrations turn flood aftermath into political storm
People gather for a demonstration outside the surviving Al-Sahaba mosque in Libya's eastern city of Derna on September 18, 2023, as they protest against government neglect to the two dams which broke and led to the deadly flash floods that hit the city the prior week. A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace. The enormous flood, fuelled by torrential rains on September 10, had broken through two upstream dams and sent a giant wave crashing down the previously dry river bed, or wadi, that bisects the city of about 100,000 people. (Photo by Hussam AHMED / AFP) (Photo by HUSSAM AHMED/AFP via Getty Images)
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B.C. health officer urges patience on drug crisis; delegates to vote on resolutions
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will be discussing drug decriminalization and public drug use in the opening session of the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Residents of Hay River and surrounding communities return after month-long evacuation
Small spot fires continued to flare up alongside Northwest Territories highways leading into Hay River, Fort Smith and Yellowknife, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden
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Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy
Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will reopen Monday in an agreement between the provincial government and the two local First Nations that had stopped visitors in August. British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Two visible wildfires burning near Pemberton, BC Wildfire Service says
The Spetch Creek wildfire burns near Pemberton, B.C. in this recent handout photo. The BC Wildfire Service says crews are responding to two "highly visible" out of control wildfires in the Pemberton, B.C., area. It says both will likely remain visible throughout the weekend due to forecasted windy conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Post-tropical storm Lee makes landfall in Maritimes with flooded roads, downed trees and power outages
Storm surge causes large waves to crash in front of a home near Indian Harbour, N.S. on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Intense wind and heavy rain has affected much of the Maritimes as post-tropical cyclone Lee begins to make landfall. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
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Canada announces $5 million in aid for Libya flood victims as death toll mounts
<div>Canada is announcing $5 million for international groups helping people in Libya displaced by disastrous flooding. People search for flood victims in Derna, Libya, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ricardo Garcia Vilanova</div>
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Saint John, N.B., scrapyard fire contained and shelter-in-place advisory lifted, mayor says
The mayor of Saint John, N.B., says a fire at a recycling plant in the city is contained and the shelter-in-place advisory has been lifted. Firefighters battle a blaze on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at a metal recycling yard along the harbour in Saint John. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Hawkins
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What made Libya's floods so devastating?
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Policy gaps contributed to deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s Tremblant ski resort
People walk at Mont-Tremblant Resort in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. A Quebec labour board inspector found that missing elements in Mont Tremblant's policy governing moving construction equipment on its site contributed to a deadly collision at the popular ski resort. One person died and another was severely injured after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola when it was struck by the mast of a drill rig on July 16. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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B.C. to end state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down
<div>The Central Okanagan Regional Operations centre says residents of 16 properties along Bear Creek Road are allowed to go home, although they remain on evacuation alert and must be ready to leave again if the McDougall Creek wildfire flares again. Burned trees are seen above a neighbourhood in West Kelowna, B.C. during a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in West Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel</div>
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Coast guard suspends search for missing Newfoundland fisherman, police to take over
The Canadian Coast Guard has ended its search for a man who went missing after a cod fishing boat sank Tuesday off the island's northeast coast. Mark Gould, deputy superintendent search and rescue, takes questions from the media regarding the sinking of a fishing vessel off the coast of Fleur de Lys, N.L., at the Canadian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters in St. John's on Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly</div>
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Saint John, N.B., advises residents to shelter in place because of fire at metal yard
Red lights of a fire engine. Night time. Fire engine. Extinguishing the fire. Close-up of the red lights on top of a fire engine.
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B.C. facing wildfires through fall after hot, dry summer
As British Columbia awaits the latest update due later today on fire, drought and flood conditions, residents in an area south of Kamloops can relax as all evacuation orders and alerts related to a nearby fire have ended. Trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire are seen above Little Shuswap Lake in Squilax, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canadian governments, charities and citizens send aid to earthquake-stricken Morocco
A person sits among wreckage caused by an earthquake in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. A Canadian aid worker in Morocco says he's seen scenes of "complete destruction" in the wake of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 2,900 people and left many more injured or homeless. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
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Dramatic footage shows torrent of floodwater tearing through Libyan city
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B.C. officials warn residents to take care when they return to fire zones
The latest evacuation order issued due to a wildfire in British Columbia covers a rural area north of Prince George in a region straddling the boundaries of two regional governments. Fires burn near Great Beaver Lake, B.C.in this recent file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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Anxiety and uncertainty mount as Hurricane Lee approaches the East Coast
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Lee, right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at 4:50 p.m. EDT. Though the track of hurricane Lee remains unclear, anxiety created by powerful storms is a growing reality on the East Coast — especially in communities that felt Fiona's wrath last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-NOAA via AP
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B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
A helicopter being used to battle hot spots near Sorrento lands in Squilax, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, as trees burned by the Bush Creek East wildfire are seen on a mountainside. The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier in British Columbia than previous research projected, and experts say the record-shattering 2023 season must serve as a springboard for action. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Shock and worry among Moroccan Canadians after deadly earthquake
A child reacts after inspecting the damage caused by the earthquake, in her town of Amizmiz, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
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Canadian forecasters watching point where hurricane Lee turns and journeys northwards
<div>Canadians are likely to learn more about the track of hurricane Lee later this week, after it becomes clear where the storm will turn the corner to begin its journey northwards. This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Lee, right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at 4:50 p.m. EDT.&nbsp; THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, NOAA, *MANDATORY CREDIT*</div>
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‘We could hear screaming and crying:’ Canadians in Morocco describe earthquake
A woman walks past destroyed houses after an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023. Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,300 people, authorities said on September 9, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘Marathon in a sauna’: emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought
British Columbia's prolonged provincewide drought risks damaging the salmon population for generations and has led to a series of emergency, rapidly-deployed projects to try to intervene. Spawning salmon, are seen making their way up the Adams River in Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park near Chase, B.C., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Town of Hay River, N.W.T., releases plans for structured return for wildfire evacuees
A wildfire burns south of Enterprise, N.W.T., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. A wildfire official says the town of Hay River will be at risk over the next few days with strong winds and high temperatures making a dangerous situation even worse. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Charges laid against company, directors in St. Catharines waste plant fire
A company running hazardous waste plant in St. Catharines, Ont. and its directors have been charged with 84 fire code offences after a fire in its facility left a worker dead and led to an evacuation of nearby homes. Police block off a bridge following the explosion and fire in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday January 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
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Boat fire injures one, sends plume of smoke over Vancouver’s False Creek
A pleasure craft burns in Vancouver's False Creek Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Vancouver Fire and Rescue says a man may have been cooking when the fire broke out in the waters off David Lam Park in Yaletown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Beth Leighton
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Prince George, B.C., explosion linked to pipe theft, gas buildup in structure, RCMP say
Police say the explosion that destroyed a building in downtown Prince George, B.C., last month was likely caused by "unauthorized" people who broke into the property and were not aware of the natural-gas buildup inside. Prince George fire crews tend to a structure fire caused by an explosion in downtown Prince George, B.C., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
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Northwest Territories evacuee reflects on having baby while waiting to return home
Tanisha Edison and her partner had to welcome the newest addition to their family more than 1,000 kilometres away from home. Edison sits with her newborn baby, Nova Grace Bruneau, in Edmonton on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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‘A very long wait’: Yellowknife prepares for people to return home
<div>Yellowknife residents are crossing their fingers that tomorrow's scheduled lifting of a general evacuation order will go ahead as planned and they'll be allowed to return home. Wildfire smoke fills the air over Yellowknife on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden</div>
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Essential workers head back early to Yellowknife to be ready for everyone else
<div>Officials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting ready for the start of a mass migration home of wildfire evacuees that's still on track for Wednesday. Wildfire smoke fills the air over Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden</div>
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Weekend weather in central B.C. causes ‘very aggressive’ fire activity
The BC Wildfire Services says long weekend weather conditions caused "very aggressive fire activity" on several active blazes in the province's central fire zone. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ecologists say life will return to B.C. wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back
Debris and rubble at Camp OAC (Okanagan Anglican Camp) is shown in a recent handout photo after it was destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Okanagan Anglican Camp
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First Nation, regional district in central B.C. Interior order wildfire evacuations
A warning sign about fire risk is seen as smoke from wildfires fills the air in Kelowna, B.C., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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NWT officials say Yellowknife residents can start planning for lifting of wildfire evacuation orders
Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Residents of Yellowknife and a nearby First Nation have been told they'll be allowed home as early as Sept. 6, barring any increase in wildfire risk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Angela Gzowski