Floods
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Residents who evacuated flooded N.W.T. town Hay River allowed to returnHay River, a town in the Northwest Territories, says people were being allowed to return to their homes Sunday, four days after 3,500 were ordered to evacuate as flood waters rose.CanadaMay 16
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Threat of Okanagan flooding rises with temperaturesThe Okanagan’s snow basin is currently 83 per cent of normal, up nearly 10 per cent from a month earlier.WeatherMay 10
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Evacuation alert lifted for Shuswap, B.C. mobile home parkWhile an evacuation alert in Sicamous has been lifted, 'due to the ongoing landslide risk in this area, residents are advised to stay informed,' the district said Monday.CanadaMay 9
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Princeton, B.C., looks to Western Canada to help with Hockeyville win'I want to appeal to everybody to please vote for Princeton.... Let's pull together let's win there for the West and take it home.'CanadaMay 6
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Former Okanagan evacuees welcome B.C.’s expansion of Alert Ready systemThe expansion to floods and fires comes after the B.C. government faced questions during last year's disasters about why the use of mobile notifications was so limited.CanadaMay 3
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World headed for 560 disasters a year by 2030, UN report warnsHuman activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters, according to a new UN report.EnvironmentApr 25
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B.C. called upon to make Princeton 2022’s Kraft Hockeyville'Anything that’s good news right now helps. Trying to find those wins, no matter how big or how small, gives new life to everything we are doing.'EntertainmentApr 25
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Long road home ends for more Merritt, B.C. residents displaced by floodsOn April 19, the City of Merritt updated the evacuation orders, meaning 204 residences have been removed from the order while 66 properties remain off limits.EnvironmentApr 20
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Coquihalla Highway post-flood reconstruction to begin this summerThe contract to repair B.C.'s flood-damaged Coquihalla Highway is expected to be awarded in late April or early May and construction should be complete by year's end.TrafficMar 24
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B.C. lays out $2.1 billion in spending to recover from floods and firesFrom this new funding, $1.5 billion over the next three years will be targeted to response and recovery efforts.EconomyFeb 24
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