Newfoundland firefighting efforts push on as New Brunswick bans woods activities
August 9, 2025
Firefighters battling out-of-control wildfires in Newfoundland were facing windy and dry conditions Saturday, while ongoing dry conditions in New Brunswick prompted officials to issue a ban on activities in the woods on provincially owned land.
Three ongoing fires in Newfoundland have forced hundreds of people to evacuate their communities. Two are on the Avalon Peninsula in the Conception Bay North area and to the south near Holyrood. A third fire in central Newfoundland, south of Bishop’s Falls, was reported on Tuesday afternoon.
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An out-of-control fire outside of Kelowna with a listed size of 1.5 hectares as of 4 p.m. Sunday has led to tactical evacuations, but a local emergency group says some residents might be able to return home as early as tonight. The so-called Daves Creek fire is currently burning 15 kilometres east of Kelowna near Highway 33, which officials have closed between Goudie Road and Cardinal Creek.
August 10, 2025 - 22:33 | Wolfgang Depner | The Globe and Mail
When her neighbours came knocking at her door last Monday afternoon telling her to evacuate, Barbara Watson was calm. Too calm. From her church-conversion house in Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, N.L., she could see smoke in the distance, yes, but assumed it was a little fire in the woods that would be easy to extinguish. She grabbed her small cross-body bag, some freshly washed laundry and her asthma inhaler and headed to a friend’s place in Western Bay, a 10-minute drive away, assuming the evacuation order would be lifted in a day or two.
August 10, 2025 - 21:48 | Dakshana Bascaramurty | The Globe and Mail
A Jewish man who was beaten in front of his children in a Montreal park suffered a broken nose and is now recovering at home, according to a community activist.The 32-year-old Montreal man was attacked while visiting a public park on Friday afternoon with his three young children. A video of the attack, which drew condemnation after it circulated on social media, shows the man on the ground as his attacker throws punches at his head. As the attacker steps back, a crying child clings to the victim’s arm.
August 10, 2025 - 20:56 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
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