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Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of possible coastal flooding this weekend in southern British Columbia.

Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years, increasing the risk of debris flows in areas scorched by wildfires in January.

Two Abbotsford businesses along Highway 1 are set to reopen only a week after flooding forced them to close.

Weather conditions for outdoor skating may be ideal; however, skaters will have to watch their step amid flooding restrictions. The City of Calgary’s Stage 4 water restrictions remain in place following the major water main break near Sarcee Trail and the 16 Avenue Northwest/Trans-Canada Highway interchange. According to the city, around 3,000 homes have been...

Environment Canada has issued an orange rainfall warning for the City of Abbotsford, due to heavy rain expected, and crews are out assessing culverts, bridges and road conditions.

DriveBC said Highway 16 has reopened after heavy rains caused flooding in the area, with the main road access to Prince Rupert among the pathways cut off.

There's not much holiday downtime to be had for business owners in parts of Abbotsford inundated by this month's atmospheric rivers.

Water breached the Trans Canada Highway late on Thursday evening, which is currently closed between Sumas Way and No. 3 Road on Friday.

Environment Canada is forecasting up to 70 millimetres of rain in areas including Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley into Wednesday morning.

Some homeowners in Abbotsford, B.C., may soon return home as flooding evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday and alerts rescinded.

The Skagit River is at critical levels, with about 100,000 people expected to be displaced from the 100-year flood plain, Gov. Bob Ferguson said.

Following the flooding in 2021, the highway was closed for about a week and the provincial and federal governments promised to provide funding to upgrade infrastructure.

The company that operates the Trans Mountain pipeline has paid a $196,000 fine for environmental lapses along its B.C. pipeline route in the aftermath of a massive Jan. 2024 storm.

Floodwaters recede in Abbotsford, but Highway 1 remains closed; experts warn more rain, landslides and repeated flooding risks due to climate change.

The list was chosen based on the scale of the devastation, the number of Canadians affected and the financial toll, with wildfires taking the top spot.

The Town of Princeton remains on alert as both the Tulameen and Similkameen rivers continue to rise. Mayor Spencer Coyne says the Similkameen is of particular concern.

Mayor Victor Smith told Global News on Thursday morning that he assessed some of the sites after crews were out all night monitoring the situation.

Matt Dykshoorn's farm was affected by the atmospheric river and catastrophic flooding four years ago and it is frustrating to be experiencing it again, even to a lesser extent.

Crews are working to repair a water main break in Brampton as it floods the streets Thursday morning, city officials say.

In the first week of December, there was a 70 per cent jump in the number of lab-confirmed influenza cases in Alberta, along with 300 more hospitalizations and six more deaths.