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B.C. River Forecast Centre issues flood warning for Squamish River and tributaries

VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre issued an upgrade flood warning for the Squamish River and tributaries including the Cheakamus River on Monday, as another torrent of heavy rain was expected across the province’s South Coast. A bulletin at 5:15 p.m. said water levels in the Squamish River were rising, with flows reaching somewhere ... Read More »


South Korea says North Korea fired cruise missiles in 3rd launch of such weapons this month

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s military detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into the sea off its western coast Tuesday in its third round of tests of such weapons this month. The launches came amid heighted tensions in the region, where the pace of both North Korea’s weapons demonstrations and the United ... Read More »


Ceremony honours memory of men killed at Quebec City mosque, warns of rising hate

QUEBEC – Seven years after the deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque, Boufeldja Benabdallah’s voice broke as he spoke about the killing of six men who had come there just to pray. They weren’t praying for themselves, Benabdallah, the co-founder of the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre, told attendees Monday at a ceremony commemorating ... Read More »


5 suspects arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana, sheriff’s officials say

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – Five men have been arrested in the investigation surrounding six bodies found last week at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert in a dispute over marijuana, sheriff’s officials said Monday. Authorities discovered the bodies in the Mojave Desert outside El Mirage after someone called 911 and said ... Read More »


Atmospheric rivers aren’t over yet as rain and warm air add to B.C. avalanche risk

VANCOUVER – There may be some breaks in a series of atmospheric rivers that have been saturating British Columbia’s South Coast, but the concerns over flooding come from the “cumulative event,” a metrologist says. Alyssa Charbonneau with Environment Canada said Monday that another torrent of heavy rain was expected across the region, bringing warm air ... Read More »


Saskatchewan mass killer camped in bush during manhunt, inquiry hears

MELFORT, Sask. – A mass killer built a makeshift camp in the bush, raiding a nearby home’s garage for food and bedding, to hide from police after a deadly rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation. A coroner’s inquest into the stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon, northeast of ... Read More »


Stuffed polar bear stolen during break-and-enter at Alberta resort: RCMP

BON ACCORD, Alta. – A huge stuffed polar bear has gone missing from a resort in northern Alberta and police are asking the public to keep an eye out for it. RCMP say the 500-pound bruin prepared by a taxidermist disappeared from the Lily Lake Resort in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton, following a break-and-enter ... Read More »


US government pulls some of Venezuela’s sanctions relief after court blocks opposition candidate

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – The U.S. government on Monday pulled back part of the sanctions relief it granted Venezuela last year, following through on its threat after the South American country’s highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader. The Department of the Treasury gave companies transacting with Venezuela’s state-owned mining company until ... Read More »


Tories seek to reject Senate amendments on carbon pricing, but Bloc not on board

OTTAWA – The housing crisis, clean-tech tax credits and carbon pricing were front and centre in the House of Commons on Monday, as MPs picked up where they left off – both in substance and in tone – when they rose for the Christmas break in December. The Liberal government’s immediate focus is on debating ... Read More »


Epcor issues ban on non-essential water use in Edmonton area due to pump issue

EDMONTON – Residents and businesses in Edmonton and the surrounding area are being told to limit their water use. Epcor has issued a mandatory ban on non-essential water use after a pump issue at the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant. Communities where customers are also being told to conserve water include Sherwood Park, St. Albert, ... Read More »