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Earlier this week, Royal Canadian Air Force commander Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny announced that he has delayed a ceremony to install a new commander at one of Canada’s two fighter air bases, 3 Wing in Bagotville, Que. Kenney attributed the decision to an ongoing military police investigation into statements made during what he described as a “discretionary call review panel” held June 22 at Canada’s other CF-18 base, 4 Wing in Cold Lake....

Smoke rises from the 10,500-hectare Battleship Mountain wildfire on Saturday. The fire, believed to have been caused by lightning, is burning in the Prince George Fire Center area. An aggressive wildfire burning in the Prince George Fire Center area has grown to 10,500 hectares since it was discovered less than a week ago. The Battleship Mountain blaze – the largest wildfire currently burning in the province – was discovered on August 30 and is believed to have been sparked by lightning....

Il était environ 2h45. cette nuit-là lorsque le feu s’est déclaré dans une clairière difficile d’accès près de l’Anse Sainte-Catherine. Très vite, les flammes, allumées par la tramontane, se propagent rapidement, détruisant la végétation sur leur passage mais sans menacer les habitations. Une centaine de pompiers ont été rapidement déployés sur les lieux pour contenir la progression du feu. Ce samedi matin le bilan est de 5 hectares brûlés. Ce samedi à 7h30, la situation semble évoluer favorablement, le feu sera rétabli, mais d’importants moyens sont encore mobilisés, notamment pour la sécurité de nombreuses résidences voisines....

Eine Stunde vor Beginn der Veranstaltung, die unter dem Motto „Let’s get our Austria back“ läuft, war die Festbühne, die laut FPÖ rund 3.000 Menschen fassen konnte, mehr als halb voll. Kickl und Haimbuchner auch vor Ort Gemeinsam mit Bundesparteichef Herbert Kickl kam er zu den Gastgebern, dem Bürgermeister Andreas Rabl und oö. LH-Stellvertreter Manfred Haimbuchner. Dass diesmal wieder Oberösterreich der Austragungsort war, lag auf der Hand, aber nicht Linz (1....

Already struggling to tame rising gas prices, European governments expected the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to resume flows after a brief maintenance run this week. But Russia abruptly canceled the restart, citing an oil leak in a turbine. Europe has accused Russia of rigging energy supplies in what Moscow has called an “economic war” with the West over the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow blames Western sanctions and technical issues for supply disruptions....

Norfolk State University said on its social media platforms that “several” of the victims were students of the university and bystanders at a party. The shooting was reported about midnight in the 5000 block of Killam Avenue, near Old Dominion University, according to the department. Officers found three men and four women with gunshot wounds when they arrived, police said in a news release. The victims were all taken to a hospital, where two later died....

Callisto Protocol ist derzeit auf dem besten Weg, das Spiel zu werden, das sich Dead-Space-Fans seit Jahren wünschen: Beklemmender Scifi-Horror im Weltraum, der nicht wirklich schrecklich ist. Glen Schofield, Mentor des Raumfahrtingenieurs Isaac Clarke und CEO des Callisto-Entwicklers Striking Distance Studios, möchte eine Liebeserklärung an sein vielleicht berühmtestes Werk schreiben. Nach einem kürzlichen Tweet von Schofield ist nun jedoch bekannt, unter welchen Arbeitsbedingungen das Spiel in den Monaten vor der Veröffentlichung entwickelt wird....

Vers 21 h 45, plusieurs appels ont été faits au 911 au sujet d’un véhicule qui aurait percuté des piétons à l’intersection de Notre-Dame et de la Place d’Armes dans le Vieux-Montréal. Après une dispute entre trois personnes, l’un des belligérants, un homme de 44 ans, est monté dans sa voiture garée à quelques mètres de là et aurait croisé les deux autres hommes d’une vingtaine d’années. Selon la porte-parole du Service de police de Montréal, Mariane Alaire Morin, lorsque les policiers sont arrivés sur les lieux, ils ont arrêté le conducteur qui était toujours au volant....

Warum Piastr Alpine verlassen hat Auch diese Frage beantwortet der Australier im Interview mit „Formula1.com“ und erklärt: „Bei Alpine war meine Zukunft im Team unklar.“ Der Rennstall sagte “öffentlich”, mit Fernando Alonso weitermachen zu wollen. Und da Esteban Ocon ebenfalls einen langfristigen Vertrag hat, wäre für ihn kein Platz mehr. „Das respektiere ich“, betont er. Allerdings hoffte er nach seinem Jahr als Reservepilot natürlich auf ein Cockpit für 2023. Allerdings habe er “ein komisches Gefühl bei den Verhandlungen”....

West Nile virus (WNV) has been identified in mosquitoes in the Ottawa area. Through mosquito trapping and testing, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) confirmed the first positive mosquito reservoirs from laboratory results. It was detected in two separate reservoirs for the first time since the annual monitoring period began on June 1. OPH wants residents to know that even in September, there is still an increased risk of human WNV infection....

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Seine Frau und zwei in der Nähe befindliche Wanderer eilten zur Hilfe und versuchten vergeblich, den Wanderer zu befreien, der unter dem 500 kg schweren Felsbrocken eingeklemmt war. Per Handy wurde ein Notruf abgesetzt und der Rettungsdienst verständigt. Rettungsdienste wurden geflogen Der Besatzung des Rettungshubschraubers Christophorus 7 gelang die notärztliche Versorgung des Gestrandeten. Auch Bergretter und Alpinpolizisten wurden mit dem Notarzthelikopter und dem Polizeihelikopter Libelle Carinthia mittels Seil zur Unfallstelle in rund 3000 Meter Höhe transportiert....

The Israel Defense Forces said Palestinian gunmen opened fire on the bus near the settlement of Hamra, seriously injuring one soldier. Five other soldiers and the civilian driver of the bus were injured. The attack came amid rising violence in the West Bank. The seriously wounded soldier and the bus driver, in moderate condition, were airlifted to Rambam Hospital in Haifa with gunshot wounds. The other five soldiers were slightly injured by broken glass....

With three coasts, nearly 900,000 lakes and more than 8,500 rivers, significant flooding is part of Canada’s past and future. They are also Canada’s costliest and most common natural hazards, according to Public Safety Canada, affecting hundreds of thousands of Canadians. “There are urban areas across the country that experience all the flooding,” Carleton University professor Jennifer Drake told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview Friday. “But the causes of flooding can vary by climate and region....

The blaze at EC Manning Provincial Park was estimated at 400 hectares on Saturday morning. The Heather Lake Fire in Washington State’s Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest is believed to have been sparked by lightning, according to an online update from the BC Wildfire Service. “The fire exhibits aggressive fire behavior,” the update continued, noting that it will be highly visible to any travelers driving along Highway 3. An online update from BC Parks says some trails and facilities south of Highway 3 have been closed and the user has been told to evacuate....

Edward Brett Davidson, 39, was fatally stabbed in the hallway of his Inglewood apartment building on the afternoon of August 27. Cory Carl Miklic, who also goes by the name Cory Szabo, 41, was initially charged with manslaughter, but during a court appearance Friday the charge was upgraded to second-degree murder. Police allege Miklic used a knife to attack Davidson “randomly” and “without prior provocation”, saying it is not believed the two had ever met before....

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In a report released Monday, the Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addiction said any level of alcohol consumption had a net negative impact on health for almost every disease examined, including several types of cancer, heart disease and cirrhosis of the liver. The health risks become “increasingly high” when someone drinks six or more drinks a week. And for women who consume three or more drinks a week, the risk of health problems increases more steeply than men, according to research....