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Quebec has made payments in less than 10 per cent of the nearly 10,000 claims it has received since the remnants of Hurricane Debby hit the province in August.

The weather agency warned that localized flooding could develop in low-lying areas.

The Edmonton passport office was initially set to be closed until Monday, however Service Canada now says the downtown site will remain closed until further notice.

Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps.

Albertans trying to pick up rushed passports at the Service Canada site in downtown Edmonton were out of luck Thursday, after flooding forced Canada Place to close.

Social media users reacted to the killing, with the term ‘CEOs’ trending on the social media websites like X. Experts say it might be a way to express frustrations.

The British Columbia government is expanding financial assistance for those impacted by intense rainfall and flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast in October.

Financial supports will be available to affected people in Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, West Vancouver and the Squamish First Nation.

Police are investigating major vandalism at Kingston’s former KCVI site. Extensive flooding and damage were discovered.

Tens of thousands marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday demanding the resignation of the regional president in charge of emergency response after catastrophic floods.

Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims.

At least 63 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars and disrupted highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the country in recent memory.

It is Spain's most deadly natural disaster in living memory. Officials said Thursday that 155 people were killed by the floods in the hardest-hit region of Valencia.

Spanish rescuers opened a temporary morgue in a convention center and battled to reach areas still cut off on Friday as the death toll rose to 205 people.

Large sections of provincial parks in southern British Columbia remain closed after recent heavy rain and wind storms that caused flooding and damaged trails, campsites and roads.

The Ottawa Food Bank says it will reduce the amount of food it provides to programs within its network as it copes with increasing costs and growing demand for its services.

'Sadly, beyond the staggering financial losses are hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose lives and livelihoods have been upended,' the president and CEO of IBC said.

The Moose Jaw food bank is bouncing back after a rough year, and additional support from SaskGaming will enable the non-profit to expand its reach within the community it serves.

In Toronto, the Daily Bread Food Bank says the need has hit levels not seen in its 41-year history, recording 3.75 million visits this past year.

Kingston could declare food insecurity an emergency, urging governments to raise social assistance rates, expand school food programs and tackle poverty's root causes.