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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2023 9:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Large sections of southern Quebec remain under rainfall warnings, with provincial and municipal officials warning residents to take precautions against flooding. The warnings cover several regions in south and central Quebec, …
Read More »Water main break floods Armdale Roundabout in Halifax – Halifax
By Sam Farley Global News Posted April 10, 2023 11:37 am Updated April 10, 2023 11:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Drivers faced a soggy commute Monday after a water main break in the area of Quinpool and Chebucto roads flooded part of the Armdale Roundabout. …
Read More »Manitoba farmers expecting delays, looking ahead to flood forecasts after April snow – Winnipeg
Although the region is about to be walloped by what meteorologists are calling a ‘significant’ snowfall, farmers in southern Manitoba say they’re more concerned about potential flooding this spring. David Laudin, who farms near Brunkild, Man., southwest of Winnipeg, spoke to 680 CJOB’s Connecting Winnipeg. “I’m concerned more with the …
Read More »Low to moderate flood risk forecast in latest Manitoba flood outlook – Winnipeg
There’s a low to moderate risk for flooding on most Manitoba rivers and basins this spring, according to the province’s latest flood outlook. Manitoba’s February spring flood outlook, released Tuesday, forecasts a moderate risk of flooding on the Assiniboine and Red rivers, as well as along the Fisher and Icelandic …
Read More »Kingston’s Hotel Dieu postpones appointments due to a burst water pipe – Kingston
A number of appointments at Hotel Dieu Hospital have been postponed due to flooding. Kingston Health Sciences Centre says the burst pipe was discovered early Sunday morning, affecting several areas of the hospital, including the Sydenham, Centenary and Johnson wings. Hospital staff quickly responded to contain the water damage and …
Read More »Kingston’s Hotel Dieu postpones appointments due to a burst water pipe – Kingston
A number of appointments at Hotel Dieu Hospital have been postponed due to flooding. Kingston Health Sciences Centre says the burst pipe was discovered early Sunday morning, affecting several areas of the hospital, including the Sydenham, Centenary and Johnson wings. Hospital staff quickly responded to contain the water damage and …
Read More »Toronto organizations raise funds, pack kits to help flood victims in Pakistan
Relief organizations in Toronto are working to provide aid to Pakistan where unprecedented flooding has displaced tens of millions of people. International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), a registered charity dedicated to empowering the world’s disadvantaged people, is aiming to raise $3 million in donations for Pakistan and has delivered food …
Read More »Weeks after the flood, N.W.T. homesteaders tackle ’30-acre catastrophe’
Ray Coombs watched the Hay River arrive at his homestead “like a big tidal wave” of water and ice. “It was really surreal what happened,” he told CBC’s Loren McGinnis. “And then it seemed like the perfect storm. “I could hear crackling like a major forest fire — that was …
Read More »No ring dike, but why? How Peguis First Nation still has no permanent flood protection
Five times over the past 16 years, the Fisher River has spilled its banks at Peguis First Nation. The river channel is so small and the terrain in Manitoba’s northern Interlake is so flat, it doesn’t take much for floodwaters to spread far and wide across the Anishinaabe and Cree community. …
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