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Authorities have identified five people who were killed in a Halloween night shooting at a California Airbnb rental. CBC | World News
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California makes headway against fires after fierce winds ease
Fierce, dry Santa Ana winds off the Southern California mountains eased early Friday, helping firefighters make progress in corralling major wildfires that have displaced thousands of residents. CBC | World News
Read More »California not out of wildfire danger as intense winds remain
Santa Ana winds were expected to linger for a final day Thursday after driving more than a dozen wildfires through California, sending thousands fleeing and burning nearly up to the walls of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. CBC | World News
Read More »California firefighters ready for another battle as winds whip up new wildfires
Fast-moving Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California on Wednesday, whipping up new wildfires after a brief respite for firefighters a day earlier. CBC | World News
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about 2 wildfires raging in California
High winds are fuelling wildfires across California, and frustration is growing among hundreds of thousands of residents amid planned blackouts aimed at preventing more blazes from igniting. CBC | World News
Read More »Fires spread as Northern California deals with widespread power outages
As nearly 200,000 people remain under evacuation order from threat of wildfire, some of the millions of people in Northern California on track to get their electricity back may not have it restored before another possible round of shutoffs and debilitating winds. CBC | World News
Read More »California wildfire forces 180,000 evacuations as strong winds spur more outages
Authorities say 180,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as powerful winds threaten to spread a wildfire in Northern California’s wine country. It’s the largest evacuation that any member of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office can remember. CBC | World News
Read More »Severe winds force new evacuations in California wildfire
Authorities have ordered new evacuations for about 50,000 people because of concerns over severe winds near a huge wildfire in Northern California wine country. CBC | World News
Read More »California power utility admits it may have ignited fire in north despite shutdowns
California’s biggest utility admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited a ruinous wildfire spreading across the state’s wine country Friday, despite blackouts imposed across the region to prevent blazes. CBC | World News
Read More »Thousands evacuated as Kincade Fire rages in California
Punishing Santa Ana winds that pushed the Kincade Fire into Los Angeles-area neighbourhoods, burning six homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuation, were expected to last through the weekend and could prompt more power shutoffs across the state. CBC | World News
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