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Calgary, Alberta: #INCReconnect – Worldwide Intensive Propagation – Tiffany Alisasis reports
Over a third of North American bird species in danger: scientists
Reuters — More than a third of all North American bird species are at risk of becoming extinct unless significant action is taken, scientists who are part of a tri-nation initiative said in a report released last week, adding that ocean and tropical birds were in particular danger. The study, compiled by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative and the first of its kind to look at the vulnerability of bird populations in Canada, the […]
INC members in Western Canada solidify unity in INC Reconnect
By Jonah Grace Lopez Eagle News Service, Western Canada (Eagle News) — Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Church Of Christ, in the District of Western Canada solidified their unity when they participated in the Intensive Worldwide Propagation which was simultaneously broadcast in different sites from the Philippine Arena. It was officiated by the Church’s Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V Manalo. He expounded on the importance of being inside the true Church Of Christ. What […]
Canada wildfires in ‘bullseye’ of warming planet trends
by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Experts say climate change is contributing to the wildfires raging across Canada, and the increasing frequency of such fires may overwhelm one of Earth’s most important ecosystems, the boreal forest. In just over a week, an out of control blaze has charred more than 2,290 square kilometers (884 square miles) of land and forced the evacuation of 100,000 people from Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. Dominated by […]
Iglesia Ni Cristo brethren in Canada bring aid, relief goods for forest fire victims
By Jonah Grace Lopez Eagle News Service, Canada bureau ALBERTA, Canada (Eagle News) – On May 10, coinciding with the 130th birth anniversary of the Late Brother Felix Y. Manalo, whom the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) members believe to be God’s Last Messenger, some 200 church members drove almost three hours from Edmonton to Lac la Biche in Alberta, Canada where some 2000 relief good bags were handed out. Many of […]
Canada fire ‘out of control,’ may double in size
by Michel Comte Fort McMurray, Canada (AFP) — A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada was expected to double in size Saturday, officials warned, cautioning that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was “unpredictable and dangerous.” “This remains a big, out of control, dangerous fire,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said of the raging inferno the size of London that forced the evacuation of the city of Fort McMurray. Winds were pushing […]
INC brethren in Canada prepare aid for wildfire victims
(Eagle News) — Iglesia Ni Cristo members in Canada prepare food and other items to help victims of the forest fire still raging in Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. Some of those affected by the wildfires have already reached Edmonton, Canada with harrowing tales of how they had escaped the infernal flames. The usual five hours of driving time from Fort McMurray to Edmonton became 15 hours of travel time because of heavy traffic […]
Raging forest fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Canada forest fire forces tens of thousands to evacuate
https://youtu.be/ykzGXeQ2Eck Tens of thousands of people are evacuated from the Canadian city of Fort McMurray as forest fires rage in Alberta’s oil sands region. (courtesy AFPTV)
Canada says forest fire evacuees face long wait before returning home
MONTREAL, Cnada (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people evacuated from the Canadian city of Ft. McMurray because of raging forest fires face a long wait to return home, an official said Thursday. The damage from the blazes is major and there is no way to predict when evacuees can go home, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said. “Unfortunately, we do know that it will not be a matter of days,” she told a news conference. […]
Wildfire in Alberta’s energy heartland forces thousands to flee
(REUTERS) Alberta is racing to evacuate thousands of people as an uncontrolled wildfire burns near Fort McMurray, in the heart of Canada’s oil sands region, forcing residents to flee north to safety on Tuesday. Alberta appealed for help from other provinces and Ottawa to help fight the fire and airlift people from the city. Local authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order for all of Fort McMurray, which affects the city’s 80,000 residents. The 2,650-hectare (6,540-acre) […]
