Flooding

• Precautionary boil water advisory issued for Newfoundland town

  A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for the Town of Badger, N.L., due to flooding, according to an announcement Saturday night.

  Canada

  Feb 1
  
• Evacuation orders lifted in B.C.’s Comox Valley after flooding

  Evacuation alerts were cancelled and all evacuation orders rescinded in B.C.’s Comox Valley after flooding conditions improved and safety assessments were completed.

  Weather

  Jan 31
  
• Advertisement
• Princeton mayor, MP push for Similkameen Valley flood mitigation funding

  'We’re all standing here wondering when the next one is going to hit us,' Coyne said, 'and are we still going to be standing at the end of it.'

  Canada

  Jan 20
• Advertisement
• Some B.C. highways in North Coast reopen after closures due to flooding

  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.

  Traffic

  Dec 31, 2025
• Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.’s north coast

  The B.C. Ministry of Transportation says Highway 16 linking Prince Rupert to communities in the east including Terrace has been shut in both directions due to flooding.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2025
• Evacuation alerts in Abbotsford, B.C. rescinded as floodwaters recede

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homeowners in Abbotsford, B.C., may soon return home as flooding evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday and alerts rescinded.

  Weather

  Dec 14, 2025
• ‘Really challenging issue’: Many B.C. communities still at high risk for flooding

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

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2025
• Alaska storm evacuees may not return home for at least 18 months: governor

  In one of the hardest hit villages, Kipnuk, an initial assessment showed that 121 homes — or 90% of the total — have been destroyed, Gov. Mike Dunleavy wrote to the White House.

  U.S. News

  Oct 17, 2025
• Advertisement
• Ontario home insurance rates ‘snowballing,’ and flood claims partly to blame: group

  A new report by Rates.ca shows a single claim of flood damage could increase home insurance premiums by 19 per cent, but you could face more costs without any coverage at all.

  Consumer

  Oct 1, 2025
• Advertisement
• Storm researchers examine conditions in southeastern Manitoba after heavy rain

  A team of storm researchers from an Ontario university are in southeastern Manitoba to investigate the deluge of rain that fell on the region last week.

  Weather

  Sep 16, 2025