<div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4frtJr_0udzf56600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4frtJr_0udzf56600" width="720" height="406" ></p><p>CBC's Lauren Bird breaks down how the fast-moving wildfire situation in Jasper, Alta., unfolded and what it was like for the nearly 25,000 people who were forced to flee. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

Recap: Canadian wildfires leave resort town 'ravaged'. We're going to be pausing our live coverage shortly. Here's a reminder of the latest developments:. Some 25,000 people have been forced to evacuate the historic Jasper National Park in Alberta because of wildfires which were sparked earlier this week. Officials say the...

'Monster' wildfire devastates historic Canadian resort town

There has been "significant loss" in the national park's township because of the blaze.

Famous Rockies resort of Jasper on fire as thousands flee

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GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta — A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper overnight as a “wall of fire,” devastating up to half the structures in the picturesque resort, officials said Thursday. There were no...

Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies ravages the town of Jasper

A few days after thousands of people were evacuated from Jasper National Park due to two wildfires, officials say the worst case scenario has happened. One of the wildfires reached the the historic mountain town of Jasper last night in the form of a firestorm with flames up to 400 feet tall.

Wildfire Burning Historic Mountain Town of Jasper

Huge, fast-moving wildfires have destroyed up to half of the historic Canadian town of Jasper, officials say, and the blazes are still out of control as firefighters try to save as many buildings as possible. Entire streets of the main town in western Canada's Jasper National Park have been levelled...

'Monster' fires may have destroyed half of historic Canadian town

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

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 The daughter of a “beautiful, kind” woman killed in a hit-and-run has pleaded for witnesses come forward as police continue to hunt her mother’s killer six months on.Ina Rodrigues, 58, was struck down by a moped as she crossed a road in Hammersmith on January 16, as she returned home from work to her two daughters.Police continue to hunt those responsible, and on Friday released new CCTV footage showing two men they would like to speak to.Ms Rodrigues’ daughter, who has been left parentless, told of the agony her family has experienced in the six months since her mother’s...

Daughter's plea as police hunt moped riders six months on from mother's hit-and-run death in Hammersmith

Virginia State

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

 Police on Thursday launched a series of dawn raids on an organised crime group suspected of stealing phones across Westminster. Detectives arrested nine suspects as part of Operation Phone Snatcher, with more than 100 officers targeting eight addresses across north and east London this morning. The group is suspected of 180 thefts in Westminster over an eight-week period. Territorial Support Group officers bashed in a door at a terraced house in the shadow of the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and arrested two teenage suspects. They were handcuffed and put in a police van. A number of phones were seized at...

Police bust suspected mobile phone snatch gang in dawn raids across London

The man arrested over the crossbow murders of a BBC racing commentator’s wife and daughters is paralysed, it has been reported. Medics have said Kyle Clifford, 25, may never walk again after it is believed he fired a crossbow bolt into his upper body before police arrived at the cemetery where he was hiding.It is said to have pierced his spinal cord, according to The Sun. He was found unconscious by armed police the day after Carol Hunt, 61, and daughters Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were discovered fatally injured at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Clifford reportedly turned the crossbow on himself in bushes at...

Man arrested over triple crossbow murders 'may never walk again' after self-inflicted wound

Jessica Serfitay flips the script on her previous statement. Virginia soap fans, Soap Opera News reports that Jessica Serfitay (ex Sloan Petersen) on Days of Our Lives posted on social media that her billionaire fiancé had abused her. The actress now says they argued as families do, and she never should have posted anything.

Days of Our Lives alum Jessica Serfitay retracts her statement that her fiance abused her

Hollywood actresses Elizabeth Banks and Charlize Theron and the Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger have arrived in Paris on the eve of the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.Stars opted for black and white colours for the event, called the Prelude to the Olympics, which took place at the 6th arrondissement museum, the Louis Vuitton Foundation.It was co-hosted by Mad Max: Fury Road star and South African actress Theron, wearing a white one-shoulder dress, along with Lupin star and French actor Omar Sy, US tennis star Serena Williams and Spanish singer Rosalia.Sir Mick, 80, in a patterned jacket and shirt, attended...

Mick Jagger and Charlize Theron go chic at Paris Olympics fashion event

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A member of the San Carlos Apache tribe is accused of starting a recent wildfire that destroyed 21 homes and burned 3.3 square miles on the southeastern Arizona reservation, authorities said Wednesday. Keanu Dude, 22, was arrested Tuesday by tribal police who said he is facing an arson charge for...

Member of an Arizona tribe is accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 21 homes on reservation

 The head coach of the Canada women’s national football team has been flown home from the Olympic Games after allegations a drone was used to spy on the New Zealand team’s practiceTwo members of staff within the Canadian set-up had already been sent home and now coach Bev Priestman has followed suit.As a result, the Canadian Olympic Committee instead said the team would be guided by assistant coach Andy Spence.Priestman had already removed herself from the sidelines for the team’s opening game against New Zealand, which Canada went on to win 2-1Having denied any wrongdoing, she was expected to...

Paris Olympic Games 2024: Canada coach Bev Priestman sent home after drone allegations

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

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A jealous boyfriend who planted hidden microphones in his partner’s home so he could eavesdrop on her conversations will be sentenced in September.Darren Querns, 35, subjected his partner of six years to a campaign of abuse that left her feeling “depressed, suicidal and a shell of the person she was”.Glasgow High Court heard that during their relationship Querns accused his partner of infidelity, shouted and swore at her, physically pushed her and pinned her down, and monitored her mobile phone and social media accounts.Towards the end of their relationship his partner became suspicious that he was listening in to her...

Jealous boyfriend who bugged his partner’s home facing jail

Coffee County, GA

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This weekend, a man from Pridgen was charged after he allegedly became aggressive toward local deputies who were working security detail at a location in Broxton. According to the report, the suspect threatened to kill the deputies during the incident, which led to his arrest.

Man Charged with Threatening Coffee County Sheriff's Office Deputies

A painter and decorator who was high on drink and drugs when he deliberately drove into a group of people to avenge his son has been convicted of murdering a grandfather.Victim Brian Darby, 60, was carried for 150 metres on the bonnet of Martin Breeze’s Citroen Berlingo which he drove off the road, across a grass verge and onto a footpath in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, at around 11.30pm on February 2.The 56-year-old had answered a phone call from his son Shaun Breeze after the 29-year-old had got into a disagreement with the group, who had enjoyed a pleasant evening together...

Father who drove van into group out of ‘revenge’ guilty of murder

A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of killing a woman during a row after they both inhaled laughing gas last Christmas Eve.The youth, who cannot be identified, had rowed with Kacey Clarke, 22, and stabbed her in the chest in a flat in Bermondsey, south-east London.Earlier that evening he was caught on CCTV threatening to “ching” her up and kill her, the Old Bailey heard.Like the victim, the boy was said to have a history of inhaling nitrous oxide – commonly known as laughing gas – which was classified a class C drug in November 2023 in a crackdown...

Boy guilty of stabbing woman after inhaling laughing gas

 A raging wildfire has swept through the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies, devastating up to half of its structures and forcing 25,000 people to evacuate.The picturesque resort town, nestled in Jasper National Park, saw flames higher than treetops engulf its southern edge on Wednesday evening. While no injuries have been reported, the damage to the beloved community is extensive.Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said in a statement: \"The destruction and loss that many you are facing and feeling is beyond description and comprehension, my deepest sympathies go out to each of you.\"Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta province, estimates...

Jasper wildfire: Huge blaze in the Canadian Rockies ravages picturesque resort town

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 A raging wildfire has swept through the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies, devastating up to half of its structures and forcing 25,000 people to evacuate.The picturesque resort town, nestled in Jasper National Park, saw flames higher than treetops engulf its southern edge on Wednesday evening. While no injuries have been reported, the damage to the beloved community is extensive.Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said in a statement: "The destruction and loss that many you are facing and feeling is beyond description and comprehension, my deepest sympathies go out to each of you."Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta province, estimates...

Jasper wildfire: Huge blaze in the Canadian Rockies ravages picturesque resort town

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