Tag Archives: disaster
Essential access only on some B.C. highways but major infrastructure to be rebuilt
VANCOUVER — Limited access is slowly being restored to some British Columbia highways, but a state of emergency declared after widespread flooding in the southern region means the province may impose an order to prevent passage except for essential tra...
Ottawa approves request for federal assistance in B.C. flood recovery efforts
The Canadian Armed Forces has been called in to help with recovery efforts in flood-stricken B.C., with the provincial government declaring a state of emergency. The military will provide both air and land support for critical provincial supply chains ...
Evacuation train departed Hope, B.C., bound for Vancouver with 200 passengers
A late-night evacuation passenger train carrying about 200 people stranded for days by British Columbia's mudslides and floods left Hope for Vancouver Wednesday. Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesman for Canadian National, said the emergency evacuation trai...
Flooding, mudslides prompt B.C. government to impose state of emergency
VANCOUVER — British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following unprecedented flooding that has displaced residents, severed access to multiple highways and killed thousands of livestock while many more animals are in danger of dying. Pr...
Ontario government giving Wheatley additional $3.8M in explosion relief funds
TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing an additional $3.8 million in funding to support the community of Wheatley as it recovers from an explosion that occurred at a building this summer. The Aug. 26 explosion, suspected to be caused by
National emergency alert test to be conducted today
TORONTO — The national public alerting system is conducting a Canada-wide test of the emergency alert system today. Canadians should expect to see one test message from their provincial or territorial emergency management organization over television,...
One body found in B.C. highway landslide, more missing: RCMP
RCMP say the body of a woman has been recovered from a landslide across Highway 99 near Lillooet, B.C., following historic rainfall as a search continues for others who may be buried in the debris. Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said Tuesday
B.C.’s 2021 wildfires severe but not the worst ever, wildfire service report shows
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's 2021 wildfire season saw the destruction of the village of Lytton and homes levelled in several other Interior regions, but the BC Wildfire Service says it was not the worst season on record. A 2021 wildfire summary
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Antigua over registration of judgment in Ontario
OTTAWA — A Caribbean-based company has lost its fight in the Supreme Court of Canada to have Ontario register a judgment enforcing an order of a British judicial committee against Antigua and Barbuda. From 1971 to 2007, H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. owned
Total number of deaths from B.C.’s summer heat dome nudges nearly 600: coroner
VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service has released updated figures showing 595 people died in the province during extreme heat events over the summer. That's an increase from the 569 deaths confirmed by the coroners service at the end of July. A