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A state of local emergency was also declared after inspections on Sunday that found the potential failure of private infrastructure could be a risk to public safety.

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

The season's first atmospheric river dumped an estimated 340 millimetres of rain on the community over the course of three days, overwhelming creeks and damaging homes.

Heavy rain isn't unusual for Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the street she knew this storm was something different. 

The District of North Vancouver has ordered three homes evacuated in Deep Cove over concerns debris left behind from last weekend's atmospheric river could pose a safety risk.

On Tuesday, Prairie Harm Reduction announced it would stay open 24/7 for the next week to offer people a warm safe place until the city’s plan took effect.

A local state of emergency has been declared in Williams Lake where crews are battling an out-of-control wildfire that broke out on the outskirts of town.

While the world will be focused on who will be elected the next president, millions of Americans are also deciding on many ballot issues that will impact their everyday lives.

The Kingston Police report on Queen’s Homecoming 2024 highlights 61 arrests, crowd safety measures, and community concerns over disruption in the University District.

David Eby has made some significant shakeups to his cabinet following his narrow victory in October, including moving prominent health minister Adrian Dix out of health.

"None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far," the FBI said of dozens of bomb threats.

The two suspects are accused of being part of a large operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada on student visas and then smuggled them across the United States border.

The City of Windsor is suing the federal government over the costs incurred due to the so-called Freedom Convoy blockade at the Ambassador Bridge in early 2022.

A Toronto man who fatally stabbed an Etobicoke Collegiate Institute student at Keele subway station in March 2023 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

The government is set to table new legislation that would prevent a supervised consumption site from operating within a 200-metre radius of a school or child care centre.

Those casting ballots on Tuesday mostly encountered a smooth process around the country, with isolated reports of some hiccups that regularly happen.

Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel have pleaded not guilty to charges of organizing several illegal crossings of Indian nationals from Manitoba to Minnesota in 2021 and 2022.

According to the City of Calgary, a preliminary report has found several factors may have led to the June 5 rupture of the Bearspaw feeder main.

The City of Calgary issued a demolition order for the building after the building remained vacant since its sale in 2012, and concerns from residents over social disorder.

It was not until an autopsy was performed, two days after Julia Howe’s death, that the bullet wound was located, and the police realized her death was a homicide.