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Two dead, four injured in Northern B.C. helicopter crash
Prince George Search and Rescue crews prepare their gear in a staging area at Purden Lake Resort near the site of a helicopter crash, east of Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. RCMP say two people were killed and four others were hurt in the crash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
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Two dead, four hurt in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Four B.C. firefighters who died in crash worked for Kamloops company
The swollen Bonaparte River runs through the Bonaparte First Nation north of Cache Creek, B.C., due to unseasonably hot temperatures on Sunday, May 14, 2023. Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Central and South Okanagan, South and North Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s over the weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Four firefighters die in vehicle crash on B.C. road, say government officials
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, September 11, 2023.&nbsp;Eby has announced MLA Adam Walker has been ousted from the BC New Democratic party.<br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);">In a statement issued today, Eby says the BC New Democrat caucus conducted a thorough internal investigation after a human resources complaint was issued against him.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Small plane with engine failure makes emergency landing on highway near Salmo, B.C.
Salmo, a small mountain village in interior B.C., has seen average property values increase by 60 per cent from $199,000 before the start of the pandemic to $319,000 in July 2021, upending years of a relatively flat market
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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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Key stretch of Vancouver Island highway set to fully reopen before long weekend
Repairs to Highway 4 near Port Alberni, B.C. after damage from the Cameron Bluffs fire are shown in this undated handout image provided by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Locals and visitors on Vancouver Island's west coast may breathe a sigh of relief as the British Columbia government says a key stretch of highway is fully reopening after nearly three months of full and partial closures set in motion by a wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Officials in NWT turning away Yellowknife residents trying to return home
Smoke billows on the road beside the highway near the town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 20, 2023. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. The town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, was burned to the ground by forest fires. Residents of Yellowknife in Canada's far north raced on August 18 to evacuate ahead of a midday deadline as wildfires bear down on the remote city and other parts of the vast country. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Highway out of Northwest Territories community closes amid wildfires, mayor praises ‘awesome evacuation’
<div>Transportation authorities in the Northwest Territories say the highway out of a community near the Alberta boundary that's being evacuated due to wildfires has now closed. The Northwest Territories provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>
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Increased signage will be interim measure at site of deadly Manitoba crash, Stefanson says
A scorched patch of ground where a bus carrying seniors ended up after colliding with a transport truck and burning is seen on the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects with Hwy 5, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., Friday, June 16, 2023. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will increase signage at the highway intersection where a crash between a minibus and transport truck killed 17 people in June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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At least 16 workers killed in the collapse of a crane being used to build a bridge in India
This photograph provided by India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel on rescue operations after an accident at a bridge of under construction Samruddhi Expressway at Shahapur, Thane District, Maharashtra state, India, Tuesday, Aug.1, 2023. More than a dozen people are reported killed. (NDRF via AP)
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Three hurt in collision at Manitoba intersection where deadly bus crash took place
A transport truck hauling two trailers travels on the Trans-Canada Highway past Hwy 5 where a semi and a bus carrying seniors collided on Thursday, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., Friday, June 16, 2023. Police said 15 people were killed and 10 more were sent to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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‘A part of Canada’: Reflections from the Trans-Canada Highway – the drive that binds
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RCMP in northeastern Alberta searching for man considered armed and dangerous
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Wildfire-scarred Métis settlement in Alberta pushes for second access road
A truck passes thorugh a burned section of the East Prairie Metis Settlement, Alta., Tuesday, July 4, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canada sees 100,000 square kilometres burned this record-breaking wildfire season
Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, B.C. on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Canada's record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land burned as fires continue to burn out of control across the entire country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Noah Berger
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A peculiar town and remembering tragedy: Driving the Trans-Canada Highway through the Prairies
Illustration by Molly Margaret
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B.C. announces total campfire ban amid huge surge in wildfires over weekend
The Donnie Creek wildfire burns in an area between Fort Nelson and Fort St. John, B.C., in this undated handout photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service. Hundreds of lightning strikes in many parts of British Columbia almost tripled the number of active wildfires in the province over the weekend, with the majority burning in central and northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Construction, make-work projects and the bright side to the dark side: Driving the Trans-Canada Highway in Quebec and Ontario
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Three children, two adults have life-threatening injuries after Quebec highway crash
A Surete du Quebec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Quebec provincial police say a woman was seriously injured after the small boat she was riding in collided with a ferry in the St. Lawrence River north of Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Tornado in central Alberta damages homes, no injuries reported
People embrace after a tornado damaged homes near Carstairs, Alta., Saturday, July 1, 2023. No injuries were reported. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canada’s national highway didn’t come easy – it took some daredevils and squabbling to make it happen
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RCMP say several people have life-threatening injuries after crash on Highway 93
The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John's, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Police say a serious head-on collision has closed Highway 93 north of Radium Hot Springs, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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‘The asphalt that binds us’: Driving the Trans Canada Highway from St. John’s to Victoria
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A bridge, a ferry and a dot-matrix printer: Driving the Trans-Canada Highway through the Maritimes
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Wildfire above Highway 99 in West Vancouver now ‘held’ after route closed Monday
A firefighter directs water on a grass fire burning on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, June 5, 2023. Some early morning traffic was moving again as crews worked quickly to corral a brush fire that closed a major Vancouver-area highway for hours. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Highway 4 on Vancouver Island closed again after wildfire threat
Debris is strewn across Highway 4 on Vancouver Island in a Tuesday, June 13, 2023, handout photo. Highway 4 on Vancouver Island was reopening Friday afternoon after being closed for more than two weeks over wildfire concerns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Of moose, a monument and a devastated port town: Driving the Trans-Canada Highway in Newfoundland
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David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway ‘hateful’ and ‘reprehensible’
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference announcing the new Richmond Lions Manor-Fentiman care home, in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, June 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Manitoba bus driver says rides must continue in wake of deadly crash
Doug Westhouse sits behind the wheel of a 12-passenger bus in Grandview, Man. on June 20, 2023. The coordinator and driver for Grand Plains Handivan transports people from Grandview and Gilbert Plains about 50 kilometres east to Dauphin for appointments, shopping and visits with family. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
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With more forest fires, alternate roads to communities like Tofino are no luxury
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U.S. opens safety probe into Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs over power loss reports
FILE - The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 sits on display at the Chicago Auto Show, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Chicago. Multiple U.S. owners of Hyundai's popular IONIQ 5 electric SUV have complained of completely or partially losing propulsive power, many after hearing a loud popping noise, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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Western Canada: Deadly Manitoba bus crash leaves community reeling
A Canadian flag flies at half-mast at a truck stop in Brandon, Man., on Friday, June 16, 2023, to honour the victims of a bus crash in Carberry, on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg. Health authorities say six of 10 seniors who survived a bus crash in southern Manitoba that killed 15 others were listed in critical condition in hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Dashcam shows semi-truck had the right-of-way before collision that killed 15, left six in critical condition
A scorched patch of ground where a bus carrying seniors ended up after colliding with a transport truck and burning on Thursday is seen on the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects with Hwy 5, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., Friday, June 16, 2023. Police said 15 people were killed and 10 more were sent to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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At least 15 killed in Manitoba crash between semi and bus carrying seniors
RCMP and other emergency crews attend the scene of a fatal collision between a multi-person transport van and a semi truck at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5 near Carberry. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)