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FACT FOCUS: No, Oprah Winfrey didn't block access to a private road amid tsunami warning evacuations

FACT FOCUS: No, Oprah Winfrey didn't block access to a private road amid tsunami warning evacuations

Even as the threat of a tsunami swamping Hawaii had passed on Wednesday , social media posts were still circulating claims that Oprah Winfrey had refused immediate access to a private road that would allow residents a shorter evacuation route.
A tiny California city prone to tsunamis saw the highest waves in continental US after quake

A tiny California city prone to tsunamis saw the highest waves in continental US after quake

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has recorded dozens of tsunamis, including one that killed 11 people more than 60 years ago, saw little damage Wednesday as locals returned to their routines amid s
Here are some facts about the massive Russian quake and the tsunami it sent to B.C.

Here are some facts about the massive Russian quake and the tsunami it sent to B.C.

When one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's coast on Tuesday, it triggered a tsunami that raced across the Pacific to British Columbia. Here are some facts about the quake and the waves that followed.
Small tsunami forecast in B.C., beaches closed, after massive 8.8 quake off Russia

Small tsunami forecast in B.C., beaches closed, after massive 8.8 quake off Russia

Most of British Columbia's coast is under a tsunami advisory, triggered when one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of southeastern Russia.
Some facts about the strongest earthquakes ever recorded

Some facts about the strongest earthquakes ever recorded

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for people around the Pacific to be on alert or move to higher ground. The 8.
The Latest: Powerful waves travel across Pacific after 8.8-magnitude earthquake

The Latest: Powerful waves travel across Pacific after 8.8-magnitude earthquake

A tsunami sent powerful waves toward coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands, Japan and Hawaii and Alaska after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday.
In the news today: Poilievre and the Alberta byelection debate, B.C. tsunami advisory

In the news today: Poilievre and the Alberta byelection debate, B.C. tsunami advisory

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia and Japan, sets off warnings for Alaska and Hawaii

8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia and Japan, sets off warnings for Alaska and Hawaii

TOKYO (AP) — One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, an 8.
Two wildfire evacuations set to end, another begins in ongoing dry Prairie simmer

Two wildfire evacuations set to end, another begins in ongoing dry Prairie simmer

WINNIPEG — Residents of two communities were preparing to head home Tuesday, while another community was being evacuated, as crews continued to battle wildfires across a large swath of the Prairies.
Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli rumble in the central Pacific off Hawaii

Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli rumble in the central Pacific off Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — A major hurricane was churning across the Pacific Ocean but was several hundred miles south-southeast of Hawaii and posed no threat to the islands, forecasters said Tuesday.