Yahoo Sports --Eleventh NewsWatch--
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(Wildfires-BC) (Audio: 087)
Evacuation orders affecting thousands of people in northeastern B-C are set to be lifted tomorrow morning.
A statement from Northern Rockies Regional Municipality mayor Rob Fraser says the orders will be lifted as of 8 a-m local time, while evacuation alerts will stay in place for the area that includes Fort Nelson.
Some 47-hundred people were forced from their homes on May 10th by wildfires that continue to burn nearby.
The continued evacuation alerts means that residents will have to be ready to leave their homes again with little notice. (11)
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(Israel-Palestinians)
Palestinian health workers say at least 35 people are now confirmed dead in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
They say the airstrikes hit tents being used by displaced people in Rafah and that most of the dead are women and children.
The attack comes two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to stop its military offensive in Rafah. (11)
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(Cda-China-EVs)
Canada is looking into increasing tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China in the aftermath of a massive tax hike by the U-S earlier this month.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his trade and industry ministers are investigating the notion as China's automakers eye up the North American market.
While Chinese brands are not a major player in Canada's E-V market, imports from China have exploded in the last year since Tesla switched from U-S factories to its manufacturing plant in Shanghai for its Canadian sales. (11)
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(Que-Missing-Child)
The funeral for a four-year-old Quebec girl who died after falling into a river while sledding will be held next month.
An online obituary says a service will be held for Eva-Rose Gauthier on June 7th in Dolbeau-Mistassini, some 240 kilometres north of Quebec City.
The girl went missing on December 22nd when she fell into the Mistassibi River while sledding with her mother.
Police announced last weekend that a body had been found about 16 kilometres from the scene but did not confirm the identity. (11)
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(India-Cyclone) (Audio: 086)
Close to 800-thousand people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas in Bangladesh ahead of a severe cyclone.
The storm formed over the Bay of Bengal and also threatens neighbouring India.
Bangladesh's junior minister for disaster management and relief says four-thousand cyclone shelters have been set up across the country's coastal region.
Some airports in Bangladesh and India have been closed in anticipation of the cyclone. (11)
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(TEN-French-Open-Canadian)
Canada's Gabriel Diallo lost a tough five set match and was eliminated from the first round of the French Open.
The Montreal native rallied from two sets down before being defeated by Japan's Kei Nishikori.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu all hit the clay court tomorrow. (11)
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(NewsWatch by Lisa Laporte)
The Canadian Press
