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

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.

Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said.

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.

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.

Icy cold weather is sweeping into parts of Atlantic Canada starting today, while other regions begin to shake off the effects of yesterday's nor'easter. 

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.

Environment Canada has issued warnings using its new colour-coded alert system for an atmospheric river, which is expected to arrive on the coast on Tuesday evening.

In the Lower Mainland, the heaviest rain will likely fall during the second half of Thursday with storm number two, according to Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga.

The U.S. Hurricane Center said Melissa is likely to reach the southern coast of Jamaica as a major hurricane late Monday or Tuesday morning.

Storm Melissa now a hurricane as Jamaica hit with 75 mph winds, threatening catastrophic flooding and landslides across the northern Caribbean.

Heavy rainfall cut off a route between Port Hardy and the remote community of Holberg and the landslide knocked down trees and power lines onto Holberg Road.

Experts say Melissa, now a Category 2 hurricane, is expected to bring dangerous winds, flooding and storm surges to the Bahamas on Thursday, followed by Bermuda.

A U.S. Coast Guard official described the situation in remote villages Kipnuk and Kwigillingok as "absolute devastation."

Burlington council has approved fines for residents who leave piles of leaves blocking sidewalks, bike lanes, roads or storm drains, citing safety and flooding risks.

Fans erupted after the Blue Jays 11–4 win over the L.A. Dodgers Friday night, flooding streets and social media with excitement as Toronto took Game 1 of the 2025 World Series.

City council agreed to apply to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency in order to designate Regina as eligible for the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP).