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The Fraser-Cascade School District closed Boston Bar Elementary School due to road conditions and a power outage Tuesday morning.

Heavy rains and strong winds in parts of B.C. late Monday left thousands of households without power on Boxing Day, and more strong winds are forecast to hit the province.

BC Hydro says almost all the customers who lost power during a windstorm that swept across southern British Columbia have had it restored.

After an overnight storm led to hundreds of power outages, BC Hydro said Saturday that crews would be working day and night to ensure power is restored.

The weeks of drought conditions, along with wildfire damages, has led to damaged trees, which elevates the risk of 'significant power disruption' in the event of a windstorm.

The corn rootworm has found its way to farms in Salmon Arm, Enderby and Armstrong and the crop risk to growers in the area is significant.

As crews have been able to better access the fire-damaged areas, they've updated the number of partially or completely destroyed properties to 189 from 181.

It's day two of the search for a pair of men who went missing on Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes Monday night when severe windstorm that swept through the region.

Trees were uprooted, branches were left scattered, and boats washed up on shore in Kelowna, leaving city crews to clean up the mess.

B.C. escaped without a heat dome or damaging atmospheric river this year, but there were plenty of weather extremes making headlines in other areas.

BC Hydro says its "all hands on deck" as it works to restore power to customers impacted by Friday's winter storm.

As of Friday evening, most of coastal B.C. and the Southern Interior remained under a slew of snowfall, winter storm and freezing rain warnings.

Several ferries have been cancelled throughout the day and reports of damage to homes, buildings and roads are continuing to come in.

More than 20,000 residents are without power in Surrey after a massive power failure.

An 11-year-old boy is dead after two trees fell on a hut that he was in and crushed him.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement covering the Victoria area, Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Howe Sound.

Wind warnings were in effect for Victoria, the Southern Gulf Islands, the North Shore, as well as central and southwest Metro Vancouver.

According to the 734-page report from Natural Resources Canada, the "deep and lasting impacts" of Canada's already changing climate will be felt heavily by all across the country.

ICBC says the rules around four-way stops are clear.

People still in the dark after a massive windstorm battered southern B.C. on Saturday may be getting concerned about food stored in fridges and freezer. Here's what you need to know.