Evacuation order, state of emergency ends in C.B.N. communities
CBC
The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government has lifted both an evacuation order and a state of emergency in parts of Conception Bay North.
In a press release sent Friday afternoon, the Department of Public Safety said residents of both Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove and Western Bay, who had fled a raging wildfire, could return to their properties.
Pauline White is among them. Her home still stands and she said she's eager to return.
"It's been so upsetting just to be out of our own environment," White, a resident of Adam's Cove, told CBC News on Friday. "And to know that we can go back and have a home to go back to, we're so grateful."
However, she knows not everyone can do the same.
"I've never seen anything like it. The fires are so hot that there's no structure left. It's just ashes and metal," she said.
Route 70 through Adam's Cove is still closed to non-residents, and the department is asking non-residents to stay away from the area.
The area had been under a state of emergency since Wednesday night. More than 45 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, the provincial government said on Thursday, including at least 12 homes.
Firefighting crews pushed the fire back on Thursday, and it's now under control — but the town's mayor warns rebuilding will take some time as a damage assessment gets underway.
"There's going to be a lot of cleanup. There's a lot of assessment that needs to be done in the area and that'll be the priority now in the upcoming days," Mayor Curtis Delaney told CBC Radio's The St. John's Morning Show.
Earlier Friday, the mayor said hot spots are being monitored over the next few days.
"Before anyone goes back into that area, it has to be a safe situation," said Delaney.
The Department of Public Safety is asking residents to be careful as they return,"and to follow guidance provided by local emergency responders services, as there may be hazards in the area."
Newfoundland Power, which had shut off power to the area on Wednesday, was on the scene on Thursday for an assessment.
More Albertans are waiting longer than clinically recommended for critical cardiac and cancer surgeries, sparking concern among health experts and calls for urgent action.
There have been four collisions involving transport trucks in northwestern Ontario in three days, prompting renewed calls for action to address ongoing safety concerns along Highway 11-17.
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives will huddle behind closed doors at a policy convention this weekend as some Tories question the party’s direction after nearly eight years in power.
The father of a three-year-old girl that was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Cambridge in mid-December says recent charges laid to the driver bring little comfort and relief.
The start of kindergarten can be a time of excitement or anxiety for parents, guardians and children — and also for Prince Edward Island's education officials as they try to staff schools appropriately.
Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation (NNC)’s proposed hydro project is facing some backlash in Pangnirtung.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will take to the stage Friday for what could be one of the most important speeches of his political career as he tries to convince delegates at the party's Calgary convention to keep him in the job.
As his flight departed from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport en route to Kuwait via Istanbul, Canadian crypto fugitive Andean Medjedovic was unaware that his globe-trotting lifestyle would soon be halted.
One of the largest taxi companies in Toronto will be down to three wheelchair-accessible cabs by the end of March, as advocates and providers say the city is failing to support accessible taxi drivers.
As a deep freeze continues to envelop southwestern Ontario at the same time municipalities deal with a pressing shortage of road salt, there's a renewed focus on finding different ways to melt road ice.
Dave Lawson is a proud Canadian who has bumper stickers that say "Canada is not for sale." He's fed up with grocery products plastered with maple leaves and patriotic logos that turn out to be American imports.
The Town of Badger has issued an evacuation order for some residents as water levels on the Exploits River continue to rise.
The head of a national seniors' advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue.