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• Severe weather events in 2024 surpassed $8B in claims, a Canadian first

  '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.

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  Jan 13
• B.C. storm raises avalanche risk, cancels ferries, causes blackouts on south coast

  Residents of B.C.'s southern coastal regions are dealing with power outages, increased risk of avalanches and ferry cancellations following a stormy Christmas Day.

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  Dec 26, 2024
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• Christmas Day storm: BC Ferries cancels sailings, rain and wind warnings issued

  In Metro Vancouver, southeast winds will likely gust to 80 km/h especially near the Strait of Georgia by late morning and in the afternoon and evening.

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  Dec 24, 2024
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• B.C. braces for series of storms over Christmas Day holiday

  Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga said a low-pressure centre off the coast would bring strong winds to the coast beginning on Monday afternoon.

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  Dec 23, 2024
• Second mudslide victim’s body found as more high winds strike B.C. coast

  Emergency crews have recovered the body of a second victim killed in a mudslide in the Sea to Sky region during another windstorm last weekend.

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  Dec 22, 2024
• B.C coast residents again bracing for high winds amid warning

  Environment Canada says a wind warning has been issued in parts of B.C.'s central coast including Bella Bella and Klemtu.

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  Dec 21, 2024
• B.C. braces for another potential storm before Christmas

  Environment Canada says regions could be hit by yet another powerful storm on Monday night and into Christmas Eve morning so residents should be prepared.

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  Dec 19, 2024
• Rain, snow, wind to batter parts of B.C. again

  Another storm is rolling off the Pacific, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to British Columbia's coast and a blanket of snow to the Interior.

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  Dec 17, 2024
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• One dead, one still ‘unaccounted for’ after Sea to Sky Highway mudslide

  RCMP say one person's remains have been pulled from the site of a landslide near Lions Bay, while another missing person "remains unaccounted for."

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  Dec 14, 2024
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• Ferry cancellations, wind warnings issued for B.C.’s South Coast

  Environment Canada is warning of a storm surge on British Columbia's south coast that could reach a metre high.

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  Dec 13, 2024
• B.C. expands financial aid for damage from October storm

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

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  Dec 13, 2024
• BC Hydro says power almost fully restored after B.C. windstorms

  BC Hydro reports it restored power to nearly all customers who have been without electricity since the bomb cyclone earlier this week.

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  Nov 23, 2024
• Wind and snowfall warnings in place as another storm heads for B.C.

  While this storm is not expected to be as strong as this week's bomb cyclone, BC Hydro is warning that some remote areas of Vancouver Island may be without power until Saturday.

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  Nov 22, 2024
• B.C.’s ski and snowboard season gets underway with mountains opening

  B.C.'s ski season is getting underway with the help of some fresh snowfall. Skiers and boarders are hoping it will be a better season this year.

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  Nov 22, 2024
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• Underwater camera captures octopus clinging to rocks during bomb cyclone

  Ocean Networks Canada's camera set up in Folger Passage near Bamfield on Vancouver Island, captured a giant Pacific octopus trying to use all eight arms to cling to the rocks.

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  Nov 21, 2024
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• Bomb cyclone photos: Storm hits Vancouver Island the hardest

  A major clean-up was underway across many parts of Vancouver Island on Wednesday after a powerful bomb cyclone battered the South Coast.

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  Nov 20, 2024
• Bomb cyclone slams B.C.: Highways closed, thousands without power, trees down

  As of 6:30 a.m., about 95,000 customers were without power.

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  Nov 20, 2024
• More than 100,000 without power as ‘bomb cyclone’ winds batter B.C.

  A powerful low-pressure centre has parked off the coast, and, with its pressure expected to continue falling, is forecast to generate intense easterly winds throughout Tuesday.

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  Nov 19, 2024
• Potential bomb cyclone, fall storm expected off Vancouver Island

  Environment Canada is warning about a "significant fall storm" expected from Tuesday to Wednesday morning with peak wind speeds expected on Tuesday night.

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  Nov 18, 2024
• Whistler could get 1st significant snowfall of the season this weekend

  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Whistler, Pemberton and the Sea to Sky Highway from Squamish to Whistler.

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  Nov 15, 2024
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• Another B.C. storm leaves thousands without power

  At the height of the storm on Tuesday, about 30,000 BC Hydro customers were without power, mostly on the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island.

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  Nov 13, 2024
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• Rain and snow warnings, fog advisory issued for parts of B.C. on Monday

  Environment Canada warns that up to 70 mm of rain is expected to fall on Monday morning and into the early afternoon, especially on the North Shore mountains and in West Vancouver.

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  Nov 11, 2024
• Environment Canada warns of possible damage as ‘intense’ storm approaches B.C. coast

  Environment Canada says heavy rain and winds could cause power outages on Vancouver Island as an "intense" storm system is set to hit the B.C. coast today. 

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  Nov 10, 2024
• Power restored to most homes after powerful B.C. windstorm

  BC Hydro says crews have restored power to 95 per cent of some 290,000 businesses and homes that were in the dark at some point Monday due to a powerful windstorm.

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  Nov 5, 2024