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“UK ‘dangerously unprepared’ for growing threat of climate change as 2025 wildfires break records” ca.news.yahoo.com/uk-dangerous... - @yahoocanada.bsky.social

#UnitedKingdom #Wildfires
UK ‘dangerously unprepared’ for growing threat of climate change as 2025 wildfires break records
It is estimated that wildfires have ravaged more than 46,000 hectares this year in the UK, the largest area since monitoring began.View on euronews
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November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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VANCOUVER: “B.C. is hosting a national wildfire symposium on Dec. 5 in Vancouver to learn from the 2025 season and strategize for the future.” theprogress.com/2025/11/25/b... - The Chilliwack Progress

#BCWildfire #Wildfires #YVR
B.C. to host wildfire symposium in Vancouver to discuss national strategy - Chilliwack Progress
More than 1,600 wildfires were reported in B.C. in each of the past five years
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November 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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MANITOBA: “The province says it will monitor areas where fires are currently burning to try and avoid flare-ups ahead of next year’s wildfire season.” www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/vid... - @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social

#Manitoba #MBFire #Wildfires #Winnipeg
Province warns wildfires could burn underground over winter
The province says it will monitor areas where fires are currently burning to try and avoid flare-ups ahead of next year’s wildfire season.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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SQUAMISH: “To track salmon returns, enumerators with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) cut decaying salmon in half and leave them on site, where they add nutrients to the soil and provide food for wildlife.” www.squamishchief.com/local-news/v... - @squamishchief.bsky.social

#Squamish
Video: Why you may see halved salmon along Squamish streams this month
Annual salmon enumeration is underway, offering a snapshot of fish survival as low river levels challenge spawning habitat and ripple through the region’s wildlife.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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“According to search experts, time is critical. “There are studies that show if they are not found within 12 hours, there’s a 50 per cent chance they will be found injured or deceased,” said Sam Noh...” globalnews.ca/news/1154367... - Global News

#Okanagan #MissingSenior #SilverAlert
‘A huge concern’: Okanagan search crew warns of growing trend as another senior goes missing | Globalnews.ca
“It’s a huge concern. I think in the last year we’ve had probably a dozen like this, two currently missing,” said Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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ICYMI, SASKATCHEWAN: “Auditor to review Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency’s wildfire performance” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC Saskatchewan

#Saskatchewan #SKFire #SKPoli #Wildfires #WildlandFirefighting
Auditor to review Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency’s wildfire performance | CBC News
Saskatchewan’s auditor’s office says it plans to look into the preparedness of the province’s public safety agency responsible for fighting wildfires.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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BELLA COOLA: “A school in Bella Coola, B.C., has reopened with safety measures, five days after a grizzly bear attack on a group of students and teachers.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia

#BCNews #BearAttack #BellaCoola #GrizzlyBear
Classes resume at Bella Coola school after grizzly attack, with safety measures in place | CBC News
Pupils of the independent school run by Nuxalk First Nation were not being allowed to leave the grounds, and the bus was doing door-to-door service in the wake of the attack on a group of about 20 peo...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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#Forestry #OldGrowth #VancouverIsland
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WALBRAN VALLEY: “A blockade has been in the region near Port Renfrew for several months, preventing Tsawak-qin Forestry — a firm co-owned by the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Western Forest Products Inc. — from logging...” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia

#FirstNations #PortRenfrew
4 arrested, cougar sculpture dismantled as RCMP move in on forestry protest camp on Vancouver Island | CBC News
Four people were arrested Tuesday as RCMP moved to enforce an injunction allowing logging to move forward in the Walbran Valley.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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WALBRAN VALLEY: “A blockade has been in the region near Port Renfrew for several months, preventing Tsawak-qin Forestry — a firm co-owned by the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Western Forest Products Inc. — from logging...” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia

#FirstNations #PortRenfrew
4 arrested, cougar sculpture dismantled as RCMP move in on forestry protest camp on Vancouver Island | CBC News
Four people were arrested Tuesday as RCMP moved to enforce an injunction allowing logging to move forward in the Walbran Valley.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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LAKE COWICHAN: “Four people were arrested as RCMP enforced an injunction at an old-growth logging protest near Lake Cowichan on Tuesday, over two months after it was granted.” cheknews.ca/4-arrested-a... - @cheknews.ca

#CarmanahValley #Forestry #LakeCowichan #Logging #OldGrowth #VancouverIsland
4 arrested at Upper Walbran old-growth logging protest camp
Four people were arrested as RCMP enforced an injunction at an old-growth logging protest near Lake Cowichan on Tuesday.
cheknews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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ICYMI, FORT NELSON: “Bankrupt Erikson National Energy leaves Northern Rockies Regional Municipality deep in the hole for tax revenues.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/11... - @thetyee.ca

#BCNews #FortNelson #OilAndGas
A Sprawling BC Community Is Set to Lose Millions Owed by Oil Firm | The Tyee
Bankrupt Erikson National Energy leaves Northern Rockies Regional Municipality deep in the hole for tax revenues.
thetyee.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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ICYMI: “First Nations and frontline workers lead the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion” pressprogress.ca/fossil-fuel-... - @pressprogress.ca

* Published: November 14, 2025

#BCNews #DawsonCreek #FirstNations #Health #Kitimat #LNG #OilAndGas #Water
As More and More Studies Expose Fossil-fuel Health Harms, Mark Carney Doubles Down
First Nations and frontline workers lead the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
pressprogress.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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SAYWARD: “Emergency operations centre activated as landslide prompts water supply concerns near Sayward, B.C.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia

#BCNews #Sayward cc: #CampbellRiver #VancouverIsland
Emergency operations centre activated as landslide prompts water supply concerns near Sayward, B.C. | CBC News
A landslide near Sayward on northern Vancouver Island last month has prompted concerns about the village's drinking water system.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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VIDEO: “Polievre demands pipeline approvals, condemns “pathetic” Carney for not stating his position”
youtu.be/_OsJySuFB4w?... - Global News

#ABLeg #BCNews #BCPoli #CDNPoli #OilAndGas
Poilievre demands pipeline approvals, condemns “pathetic” Carney for not stating his position
YouTube video by Global News
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November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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BELLA COOLA: “A school in Bella Coola, B.C., has reopened with safety measures, five days after a grizzly bear attack on a group of students and teachers.” cheknews.ca/door-to-door... - @cheknews.ca

#BCNews #BearAttack #BellaCoola
Classes resume at B.C. school after grizzly attack, with safety measures in place
Students were allowed back to school today in Bella Coola, B.C., where a bear attacked a group of students and teachers last week, but the kids couldn't leave the grounds and the bus was doing door-to...
cheknews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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NEW YORK CITY: “New York firefighters union demands 9/11 toxins records be released after boxes of documents are uncovered” www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl... - CTV News

#Firefighting #Health #NewYorkCity #WorkplaceSafety
New York firefighters union demands 9/11 toxins records be released after boxes of documents are uncovered
Did New York City leaders know about the 9/11 toxin dangers more than two decades ago? The truth could lie in dozens of boxes allegedly containing undisclosed documents about Ground Zero toxins that w...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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MANITOBA: “In the wake of a historic wildfire season, the province warns fires could continue burning underground throughout the winter and flare up in the spring.” www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... - @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social

#Manitoba #MBFire #Wildfires #Winnipeg
Fires could continue burning underground over winter: province
In the wake of a historic wildfire season, the province warns fires could continue burning underground throughout the winter and flare up in the spring.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “The British Columbia government says it is investigating a potential case of chronic wasting disease in a deer harvested in the Okanagan region.” vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/b... - @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social

#BCNews #ChronicWastingDisease #Hunting #Okanagan
B.C. investigating possible case of deer disease in Okanagan
The B.C. government says it is investigating a potential case of chronic wasting disease in a deer harvested in the Okanagan region.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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BELLA COOLA: “Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack” globalnews.ca/news/1154250... - Global News

#BCNews #BearAttack #BellaCoola #Wildlife
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack | Globalnews.ca
Two bears caught in Bella Coola, B.C., are suspected to be the grizzlies involved in attack on a teacher and school children on November 20, 2025.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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MANITOBA: “A bridge in Lac du Bonnet, Man., will be renamed to honour two people who died in a wildfire last spring.” www.cp24.com/news/canada/... - CP24

#LacduBonnet #Manitoba #MBFire #Wildfires
Manitoba government to rename bridge after wildfire victims
A bridge in Lac du Bonnet will be renamed to honour two people who died in a wildfire last spring.
www.cp24.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Police in Nanaimo are trying to locate 37-year-old Michael Rubin, who hasn't been seen in almost three weeks.

He is believed to be on foot and primarily camps for shelter.

#Nanaimo
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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TEXAS: “Mental health experts expect the July 4 floods have resulted in post-traumatic stress disorder, unhealthy hypervigilance and recurring thoughts on disasters among campers.” www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/t... - @texastribune.org

#CampMystic #Flooding #HillCountryFloods #Texas #TXwx
Texas camps brace for more mental health issues among youth
Mental health experts expect the July 4 floods have resulted in post-traumatic stress disorder, unhealthy hypervigilance and recurring thoughts on disasters among campers.
www.texastribune.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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“B.C. is hosting a national wildfire symposium on Dec. 5 in Vancouver to learn from the 2025 season and strategize for the future.” thefreepress.ca/2025/11/25/b... - The Free Press

#BCPoli #BCWildfire #Wildfires
B.C. to host wildfire symposium in Vancouver to discuss national strategy - The Free Press
More than 1,600 wildfires were reported in B.C. in each of the past five years
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November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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SAYWARD, B.C. - “The Village of Sayward has launched an emergency operation centre (EOC) after a landslide prompted concerns about the local water treatment plant (WTP).” cheknews.ca/sayward-acti... - @cheknews.ca

#BCNews #Sayward cc: #CampbellRiver #VancouverIsland
Sayward activates Emergency Operation Centre after landslide in watershed
The Village of Sayward has launched an emergency operation centre after a landslide prompted concerns about the local water treatment plant.
cheknews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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#NewfoundlandandLabrador
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM