The 15th floor of an apartment building in Vancouver's West End neighbourhood has been gutted by a fire that billowed thick black smoke as residents scrambled to safety.
Several fire crews responded to the three-alarm blaze before it was extinguished.
Fire Chief Darrell Reid took to Twitter to thank fire and rescue crews for their "fast knockdown" of the fire through "strong, tactically sound command."
Reid says the fire was contained to the 15th floor and the cause is under investigation.
Much of the violence against Sikhs began in June 1984 when the Indian Army stormed the Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest shrine in Amritsar, to root out extremists working toward an independent homeland they called Khalistan
Get ready for higher gasoline prices and shortages in British Columbia and a supply surplus on the Prairies if Alberta Premier Jason Kenney uses a newly proclaimed law to restrict fuel exports to its western neighbour, say industry experts and court documents.
A tip from the public has led to the arrest of two men and a substantial seizure of cash and drugs.
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The crash on Highway 99 involved two vehicles and was just 300 metres from the Canada-U.S. border.
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