The B.C. wildfire situation is not slowing down and it’s a race to protect homes in the Interior. An evacuation order southeast of Ashcroft has been triggered by the Tremont Creek blaze.

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Canada wins gold medal in women’s eight rowing at Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics Friday.Canada dominated right out of the gate, with silver medalists New Zealand unable to catch them and lagging more than a second behind throughout the race. China managed to edge out Australia for the bronze.The women — Lisa Roman, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Christine Roper, Andrea Proske, Susanne Grainger, Madison Mailey, Sydney Payne, Avalon Wasteneys and Kristen Kit — had to work a little harder to get to the final.Despite finishing second in their heat, the team had to repechage on Wednesday to qualify for the medal race, ultimately finishing second there as well.

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'Large, dangerous' tornado leaves behind widespread damage in Bucks County

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - A "large, dangerous" tornado moved through Bucks County Thursday, leaving behind widespread damage. The Faulkner dealership on the 4400 block of East Street Road in Feasterville-Trevose partially collapsed. Photos from the scene showed the caved in roof and cars flipped over.

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Number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta surpasses 1,500 as new infections rise

COVID-19 soon won’t be required to stay away from others when they are ill, the province’s active number of COVD-19 cases surpassed the 1,500-mark.On Thursday, Alberta Health announced it has identified 233 new coronavirus cases in the province over the past 24 hours while completing 7,857 COVID-19 tests in the same time frame. Alberta’s positivity rate currently sits at 2.38 per cent.Alberta Health did not report any new coronavirus deaths on Thursday.The Calgary zone continues to see the highest number of active cases with 903 while the Edmontone zone has the second most with 274.

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Weather Authority: Tornado warning in effect for Mercer, Ocean and Monmouth counties

PHILADELPHIA - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the entire Delaware Valley as a cluster of strong storms with intense winds move into the region. The weather service says the region-wide watch will last until 9 p.m. Thursday night when forecasters expect the brunt of the storm to move offshore. A tornado warning is in effect for Mercer, Ocean and Monmouth counties until 7:30 p.m.

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B.C. wildfire update: Race to protect Canim Lake homes, evacuation order near Ashcroft, smoke invades Alberta

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