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Floodwaters rising in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, pushing more people out
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Floodwaters pushing in from Washington state are forcing more people from their properties in Abbotsford, B.C. The city has ordered people to leave another 82 homes as water from the Nooksack River in the United States spread over the Fraser Valley, joining about 400 other property owners rushed out overnight. B.C. Agriculture Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How does climate change affect the likelihood of extreme rain? Federal department aims to publish rapid results
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
Federal scientists will start to publish rapid results looking at how much more likely major rainstorms have become due to climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada says it’s expanding its rapid attribution system, so far used to analyze extreme temperatures, to also include extreme precipitation. Officials say they have already run the tool on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Floodwaters rising in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, pushing more people out
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Floodwaters pushing in from Washington state are forcing more people from their properties in Abbotsford, B.C. The city has ordered people to leave another 82 homes as water from the Nooksack River in the United States spread over the Fraser Valley, joining about 400 other property owners rushed out overnight. North Shore Rescue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration museum CEO in Halifax accused of bullying, creating environment of fear
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged, the federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner alleges in a new report. The report from commissioner Harriet Solloway cites evidence suggesting Marie Chapman engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!165 farms under flood evacuation order or alert in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — More than 160 farms are in the way of floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, although provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham says poultry, cows and hogs are considered safe. Floodwaters from the Nooksack River in Washington state continue to threaten the area and will rise into Friday, in the wake of atmospheric river ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa using AI to review public comments on its national AI strategy
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says an internally-developed AI platform is being used to translate and summarize more than 11,000 comments the government received through its public consultation. He says the comments will be made public once the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP News Alert: 165 farms under flood evacuation order, alert in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — More than 160 farms are in the way of floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, although provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham says poultry, cows and hogs are considered safe. Floodwaters from the Nooksack River in Washington state continue to threaten the area and will rise into Friday. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why is B.C. facing the prospect of a flood disaster again?
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
British Columbia’s Lower Mainland is facing flooding, severed highways and evacuations due to the double impact of an atmospheric river and cross-border water flows. Here’s an explainer of why the area has been repeatedly hit by similar disasters. WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? A long, thin, horizontal “corridor” of water vapour typically associated with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pressure mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid crisis
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says he’s not going anywhere and he can still win the next election despite an ongoing crisis within the party. But several prominent Liberals are now calling for the leader to step down or to reconsider his future. They say the crisis has damaged the party with less ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vast majority of victims don’t report intimate partner violence to police, study says
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — A new analysis by Quebec’s statistics institute has concluded that the vast majority of victims don’t report intimate partner violence to the police. That includes 74 per cent of women and 83 per cent of men. The study also found that 40 per cent of adult Quebec women who have been in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trans Mountain pipeline pays $196K penalty for environmental lapses after 2024 storm
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
Trans Mountain has paid a regulatory fine for environmental lapses along its British Columbia pipeline route in the aftermath of a January 2024 storm. The $196,000 fine is the largest cumulative penalty of its kind issued by the Canada Energy Regulator. The regulator says when a January 2024 storm hit, the company failed to ensure ... Read More »
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