Evacuees

Nova Scotia

Wildfires can take a heavy toll on mental health. Here’s what researchers say should be done to help evacuees

Helen Malone-Babineau has escaped not one, but two wildfires in the past eight years. Now, she’s starting over again in…

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Canada

Hundreds of Alberta evacuees still in hotels, temporary accommodations after 2023 wildfires

Wildfires forced thousands of Albertans to temporarily leave their homes this spring, but hundreds of residents are still grappling with…

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Canada

Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire evacuees allowed to return home starting Monday

Thousands of people are set to return to Fort Nelson, B.C., more than two weeks after they were displaced due…

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Canada

Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire evacuees warned against early return

Residents of the northeast British Columbia municipality where thousands of people have been forced to leave due to wildfires are…

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Politics

Gaza foreign evacuees, including Canadians, arrive in Egypt after Rafah crossing reopens

The Rafah land crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on Sunday after being closed the two previous days, allowing injured…

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Canada

‘It’s not easy being away’: Hay River welcomes back evacuees

After five weeks of being away from her home in Hay River, N.W.T., Mavis Klause says she’s ready to get back. “It’s not…

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Canada

No return date yet for Hay River, N.W.T., evacuees as fire conditions remain ‘volatile’

Wildfire evacuees from Hay River, N.W.T., will have to wait a bit longer to learn when they might be able…

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Canada

The housing crisis is leaving Ukrainian evacuees homeless in Calgary. Here’s why

Snizhana Bora was forced from her home in Kharkiv by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  She left her father, a brother…

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Politics

N.W.T. announces support for evacuees, urge for more federal help as Premier set to meet Prime Minister

N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane said she will be “soliciting” more support from the federal government in a meeting with the…

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Business

Calgary startup a sweet opportunity for some Ukrainian evacuees

Like many Calgary teenagers, 16-year-old Ostap Khudych is working a summer job this year.  Unlike a lot of those teenagers,…

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