For the citizens of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, the worst-case scenario is confirmed, as the mayor announced that his city’s citizens will have to evacuate the area for the second time by 6:30 p.m. on Thursday due to the meteoric progression of the forest fires.

• Also read: The citizens of Lebel-sur-Quévillon are still uncertain

Guy Lafrenière confirmed the information at a press conference on the city’s Facebook page.

“Unfortunately, Route 113 North is now blocked by fire. The fire is now crossing the street on the north side of 113 to reach Chapais and Chibougamau. For this reason, civil security strongly recommends the complete evacuation of the city. The evacuation order is effective immediately. “You must have left at 6:30 tonight,” he said in the middle of the day.

The hot and dry weather of the past few days has accelerated the progress of the fire, which is spreading east and north of Lebel-sur-Quévillon in North-du-Québec.

Recall that the 2,000 citizens of the community were allowed to return to their homes last weekend after being away from their homes for 16 days.

Many of them had found refuge in Senneterre, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

More details to come.

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A fleet of Viva Air aircraft at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro (Colombia). Luis Eduardo Noriega A (EFE)

Colombia’s corporate watchdog on Thursday morning announced the seizure and confiscation of all assets and rights of low-cost airline Viva Air. A decision that ends all business activities after 14 years of existence. It also ends a long process of financial agony in which the company has used every lifeline at its disposal to avoid outright bankruptcy. The failed business integration project with Avianca and the failed attempt to benefit from a business restructuring process were useless.

The Medellín-based company, which has a subsidiary in Peru, filed on June 20 to initiate the liquidation process. A decision by the shareholders’ meeting, chaired by its President Francisco Lalinde, after concluding at the end of May that, despite its best efforts, Viva does not have the financial means to continue flying operations, as stated in the AGM resolution Supersociedades. In this way, a company that ranked second by volume of business in the local market disappears, leaving more than 16,000 affected passengers on the ground after ceasing its activities.

After the hard blow to the Colombian aviation market, the regulator has stated that “the process begins with assets of US$452,818,480 in thousand pesos”. A value, he adds, that needs to be adjusted and “really determined at the time of the trial judge’s approval of the asset register at the appropriate stage of the proceedings.” The regulator’s review also found that the business recovery agreement was useless after Avianca’s refusal had to continue a merger process in which there had been everything: speculation, lawsuits from competitors, breaches of competition rules or changes in the board of the flag carrier.

Analysts have been pondering the possibility of such an outcome for months, and it puts Ultra Air, the other low-cost company struggling to emerge from the abyss, in a very tricky spot. In any case, an important chapter in the history of aviation in Colombia has closed, with low-cost airlines opening up the market to travelers who previously had no access to them. And although there are other companies in the same segment, such as Easy Jet or the newcomer Jet Smart, the conditions and operation of the business must be reconsidered by the authorities, according to analysts.

The Superintendency of Companies’ resolution stresses that the decision aims to protect “the company’s few assets” and “the rights of its most vulnerable creditors, as is the case with workers.” Factors that have prevented Viva from fleeing include the embargoes and other constraints imposed by creditors that have hampered the ability to administer the assets; or the termination of aircraft leases and the obligation to return them.

A collection of obstacles for a company that has collapsed after the pandemic. Now there is a commercial offer between the active airlines to take over the routes abandoned by Viva and a possible increase in ticket prices. A bitter end for the yellow birds and the more than 4,000 direct and indirect employees who made operations possible for more than a decade.

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A Moscow court on Thursday rejected the application for the release of the American journalist Evan Gershkovich and confirmed the extension of his pre-trial detention until August 30 on charges of espionage which he had denied.

• Also read: Russia: American journalist Gershkovich’s detention extended until August 30

After a closed hearing, a Moscow City Court judge decided “not to agree” to Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his detention, a local AFP journalist said.

In late May, the Wall Street Journal reporter appealed the extension of his pre-trial detention.

Before the hearing began on Thursday, he appeared before the press in the glass cage reserved for inmates, wearing jeans and a black T-shirt.

“We were extremely disappointed that his appeal was rejected,” US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy told reporters after the hearing.

She said since an initial visit in April, three requests for consular visits to Evan Gershkovich in his prison had been turned down by Russian authorities.

“Despite everything, Evan continued to show remarkable strength and resilience in the courtroom today under these very difficult circumstances,” said the American diplomat.

The journalist’s parents, Mikhail Gershkovich and Ella Milman, who were also present at the hearing, as well as the reporter’s lawyers declined to comment to the press.

Evan Gershkovich, 32, was arrested in Russia in late March while reporting from Yekaterinburg (Urals) and prosecuted for espionage.

The Kremlin says he was arrested “flagrante delicto” without providing any evidence as the file is classified as secret.

Evan Gershkovich, his employer, the Wall Street Journal, and the American authorities categorically deny these allegations, which carry a 20-year prison sentence.

“The allegations against him are unfounded, he is an innocent journalist,” said the US ambassador to Russia on Thursday.

Evan Gershkovich, who previously worked for AFP in Moscow, is the first foreign journalist to be arrested for espionage in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. He is currently being held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison.

He is part of one of the most popular bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s, whose songs can be heard all over mainstream radio.

He is the band’s lead singer and the only remaining original member. The musician founded the band at the age of 16.

The Grammy-nominated alternative rock band, which has sold approximately 15 million records worldwide, originated in Mississippi.

He wrote one of her biggest hits in math class at age 15.

In 2001, the band was named Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist at the American Music Awards.

Who is he?

Who is he? He is part of one of the most popular bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s, whose songs can be heard all over mainstream radio. He is the band’s lead singer and the only remaining original member who formed the band at the age of 16

The mystery man is Brad Arnold, the lead singer of 3 Doors Down.

Nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Awards and more, 3 Doors Down became household names in the late ’90s.

Her hits captivated radio listeners in the 2000s.

Brad is a 44-year-old singer from Escatawpa, Mississippi who formed the band when he was 16.

Brad has been sporting the longer hair for a while now, showcasing it to his 88,000 followers on his Instagram page.

The singer often shares commemorative photos on his social media, including a picture earlier this year from 20 years ago during the Away From The Sun tour in Europe.

Brad wore short hair in the late ’90s and early ’00s.

He was originally a lead singer and drummer before turning to singing more.

Her debut studio album, The Better Life, was released in 2000.

The album became the 11th best-selling album of 2000 – with Kryptonite, Duck and Run and Loser as top hits.

They also re-recorded their song Be Like That for American Pie 2 with tweaked lines.

Here he is: The mystery man is Brad Arnold, 44, the lead singer of 3 Doors Down; seen in May

Throwback: Nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Awards and more, 3 Doors Down became household names in the late ’90s; Brad seen in 2003

Hits: Her hits captivated radio listeners in the early 2000s

3 Doors Down released their second album, Away from the Sun, in 2002; it included hits like Here Without You, When I’m Gone and The Road I’m On.

It was followed by Seventeen Days in 2005, 3 Doors Down in 2008, Time of My Life in 2011 and Us and the Night in 2016.

Brad formed the band with Matt Roberts and Todd Harrell; Matt acted as lead guitarist and Todd as bass guitarist.

The artist previously revealed that he wrote her hit debut single “Kryptonite” while attending high school in Mississippi for her algebra class.

Chris Henderson joined the band in 1998 and shortly thereafter they recorded their demo CD which also included Kryptonite.

They gave their CD to a local station WCPR-FM, which played Kryptonite – which eventually became their most requested song for months.

WCPR-FM’s director sent the song to a manager named Phin Daly, who passed it on to De Goot Entertainment’s Bill McGathy – which eventually led to them signing with the record label working on The Better Life album.

Daniel Adair was the band’s drummer from 2002 to 2006.

In 2013, band member Todd was arrested for drunk driving, charged with motor homicide and fired from the band.

Wow: The singer often shares commemorative photos on his social media, including a picture earlier this year from 20 years ago during the Away From The Sun tour in Europe

Memories: 3 Doors Down released their second album, Away from the Sun, in 2002; it included hits like Here Without You, When I’m Gone and The Road I’m On; seen in 2005

On the road: 3 Doors Down is currently on tour – called Away From The Sun Anniversary Tour; seen May 26, 2003

On stage: The tour kicked off earlier this month and is scheduled to wrap up in October this year; (L-R) Chris Henderson, Greg Upchurch, Justin Biltonen, Brad and Chet Roberts; seen May 26, 2003

During the Tennessee accident, while under the influence of prescription drugs, he killed a man named Paul Howard Shoulders Jr.

Todd was replaced by Justin.

On August 20, 2016, Matt died of a prescription drug overdose at the age of 38, leaving Brad as the only original charter member.

3 Doors Down currently consists of Brad, Chris Henderson, Chet Roberts, Justin Biltonen and Greg Upchurch.

3 Doors Down is currently on tour – the so-called Away From The Sun Anniversary Tour.

The tour kicked off earlier this month and is scheduled to wrap up in October this year.