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The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre (EOS) said on Wednesday that there are no changes to evacuation orders and alerts at this time.

When Erick Thompson decided he had to flee with his family as a wildfire roared towards Summerland, B.C., around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, he also knew he had to keep filming.

Two properties on Fern Drive in Anmore were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon as a precaution, according to Metro Vancouver. There were also 35 properties on evacuation alert.

This briefing comes as thousands of people remain out of their homes due to the Bald Range wildfire, which sparked on Friday afternoon.

Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham said the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen established a pass system specifically for farmers and ranchers to relocate livestock.

The first storm hit St. Catharines on July 21, then another poured rain down on the city from July 27 to 28. The city received a brief reprieve before more rain fell on Aug. 2.

Wildfires burning across British Columbia have forced residents from communities including Clinton and Boston Bar, with many unsure if they'll have homes to return to.

A temporary emergency department opened in Dauphin, Man., months after flooding deemed the local hospital unusable, Manitoba's health minister said.

Manitoba's government has set itself a deadline of Sept. 7 for the opening of a temporary emergency department in Dauphin, Man., it said.

The City of Brandon has declared a state of emergency as water levels in the Assiniboine and Shellmouth river basins are forecast to continue rising this week.

Calgary's 911 emergency call centre officers are answering more calls for emergency services, with more complex issues. Over a million calls were answered last year.

More than 200 millimetres of rain fell in less than two days across Cape Breton island, causing roads to be damaged or washed away and stranding some residents.

The floods caused significant infrastructure damage, destroying footbridges that provided hiker access to the bottom of the inner canyon on the north side of the Colorado River.

A web of construction and lane restrictions along Saskatoon's College Drive is causing traffic backlogs, putting the patience of university students and hospital staff to the test.

Geoff Spriggs, Fire Chief with the City of Duncan, said a call came in at about 2:30 a.m. reporting a unit on fire at the Gala Vista apartments on Government Street.

Premier Wab Kinew says ER services in Dauphin, Man., will be set up at a temporary facility after its health centre was forced to close earlier this summer.

Environment Canada has dropped its warnings for Nova Scotia, but there is still more rain in the forecast after flooding and widespread damage was reported.

Mayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.

U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges among American voters.

The government has opened an investigation, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the Health Ministry’s highest civil servant to be removed from office.