Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Brandon Cassidy
Publication Date: April 24, 2024 - 19:25
Officials warn of high wildfire risk in southern Alberta
April 24, 2024
"On a nice normal, calm day here in Lethbridge, we do still have wind, and that fire could easily double in size every two to three seconds," explained Hicks.
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Alberta’s rat patrol has eyes everywhere. That’s why a young woman’s seemingly innocuous social-media post about her pet rat was turned over to provincial officials who then had to give her some sad news: the domesticated vermin had to go.The owner wasn’t in trouble, but she had a decision to make: Surrender the rat to be euthanized or find it a home outside of Alberta. So, in mid-March, the beady-eyed rodent was sent east to settle into a family member’s home in Saskatchewan.Rejoice, Alberta. The province remains rat free – well, sort of.
May 4, 2024 - 06:00 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
Riley Moskaluk, 29, a veteran wildland firefighter, says fire in a dry forest can turn on you in mere seconds, with just one tree’s flames suddenly leaping from treetop to treetop, creating a blazing wall of heat.While facing the Chuckegg Creek fire in May, 2019, just outside the evacuated High Level, Alta., he suddenly saw a single tree consumed by flames and started to run. Minutes later, behind him, a wide swath of woods had turned into a 25-metre high inferno.
May 4, 2024 - 06:00 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
The recent deadly crash near Toronto — in which four people were killed after police chased a suspect through oncoming traffic on a major highway — highlights the challenges officers face when deciding whether to pursue a suspect.
May 4, 2024 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
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