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Evacuations ordered as new, fast-moving wildfire threatens remote communities north of L.A.
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand.
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Canadian winter living up to its reputation as Arctic air chills Eastern provinces
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First Nations leader apologizes, walks back support for Northern Gateway pipeline in B.C.
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