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Officials lift B.C. landslide evacuation order
More than 1,500 people who were forced from their homes in the Lillooet River Valley after a landslide sparked fears of imminent flooding will be allowed to return to their homes Saturday.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien was in a Montreal hospital Saturday recovering from successful brain surgery.
WWII bomber flights sell out in Calgary
Four Calgarians were treated to the flight of a lifetime Friday, taking to the skies on board one of only two World War II Lancaster bombers that are still airworthy.
More dreams coming true for dying boy
A day after Air Canada was shamed into fixing a disabled boy's wheelchair and offered to send him to Disney World to make it right, a Mississauga, Ont., woman is offering to help make another one of his dreams happen.
Tapes offer a glimpse into the mind of a killer
While the motives behind Robert Pickton's grisly crimes remain incomprehensible, freshly released police recordings may give the public some insight into the mind of Canada's worst-ever serial killer.
Northern lights may give southern show
Two solar storms are pushing the aurora borealis into southern parts of Canada that rarely get to enjoy the northern light shows in their skies. Unfortunately for people in Eastern Canada, the current storm peaked before nightfall there.
Dogs save woman from violent intruder
After suffering a broken nose, black eye and bruised ribs at the hands of a violent intruder, an Airdrie woman is crediting her two large dogs with saving her from further injury.
Wolf eats dog in Labrador town
Conservation officers in western Labrador are advising pet owners to keep an eye on their animals after a wolf recently ate a family's dog.
6 die in B.C. highway crash
Six people were killed Sunday in a two-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway, 20 kilometres east of Golden, B.C.
Afghani flees to Canada with fake passport
MONTREAL – Threatened with death by the Taliban for identifying drug dealers, a young Afghan successfully made it into Canada with with the help of an escort and a fake passport, without being questioned by Canadian authorities.

OTTAWA—The way John Sheardown and other veterans in need of long-term care are being treated in their twilight years amounts to a national embarrassment, critics of the Conservative government say.
Water bomber crew confirmed killed
The pilot and co-pilot of a water bomber that crashed in the B.C. Interior on Saturday are dead, the Abbotsford-based company Conair has confirmed.
Doe-eyed and dangerous: deer attacks spike in B.C.
VANCOUVER — It began with the daylight mauling of a dog and has grown to include the bludgeoning of a newspaper carrier and the last-minute escape of a woman and her terrified canine from a charging red-eyed doe.
Stuck boat near Winnipeg won't budge
Initial efforts to free a tour boat stuck on a sand bar on the Red River north of Winnipeg are not working out. The MS River Rouge has been stuck since Thursday morning.
Wildfires devouring B.C. forests
More than 240 wildfires that broke out across the province on Wednesday and Thursday continued to burn Saturday, and officials warn there's no end in sight to the hot, dry conditions fuelling the flames
Ill-equipped sailors attempt Northwest Passage
Amateur sailors are setting course for the legendary Northwest Passage, but some are ill-equipped and unprepared for the challenges of sailing in the North, Canadian Coast Guard authorities say.
River boat rescue options pondered
The M.S. River Rouge tour boat remains lodged on a sandbar, just north of Winnipeg, and officials are trying to figure out how to free it.
Missing pilot found dead
The wreckage of a small plane that had been missing since Saturday was found Thursday morning southeast of Norman Wells, N.W.T., a Canadian Forces spokesman has confirmed.
Charities face garbage overload
Some Canadian charities are wasting time and money getting rid of piles of garbage and unusable goods left in donation bins and outside thrift store outlets.
Chopper crashes while fighting B.C. wildfire
A helicopter crashed Thursday while fighting one of several fires roaring through British Columbia, highlighting the dangers that fire crews face while battling blazes during one of the driest months of July the province has ever seen.
Lightning sparks 165 new B.C. wildfires
Lightning strikes caused an estimated 165 new wildfires in B.C.'s Interior overnight Wednesday, prompting officials to issue two new evacuation orders and call in aerial reinforcements as hot, dry weather continued to blanket the province.
Vancouver has Canada's most expensive gas
It probably won't come as a surprise to anyone who's filled up their vehicle in Vancouver lately to see why a recent study shows the city has highest gas prices in all of Canada
Preparations underway for Big Valley Jamboree
Fans at this year's Big Valley Jamboree will see some changes to the main stage. After a massive storm ripped through and plowed the stage last year, crews are now ensuring a new, stronger stage is constructed.
Earthquake reported in Bay of Fundy
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Bay of Fundy on Sunday afternoon. Scientists say the epicentre was offshore, close to Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick and about 90 kilometres northwest of Yarmouth, N.S.
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