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Some store owners at Bedford Place Mall are struggling in the aftermath of last month’s devastating flash flooding in the area, as significant amounts of water spread throughout the shopping centre and resulted in costly losses for some businesses. John Connors, the owner of East Coast Kicks, said about three …
Read More »Powerful summer storm leaves 150K in the dark, floods streets in Quebec
Quebecers are surveilling the damage Friday after a powerful summer storm — that produced at least one confirmed tornado — flooded roads, downed trees and left thousands in the dark. Hydro-Québec says about 150,000 households were still without electricity as of 11 a.m. on Friday. The situation is improving as …
Read More »Rising rivers, flood risk keep Quebec communities on high alert
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy rain and rising river waters kept some communities in Quebec on high alert Tuesday, as parts of the province remained under a rainfall warning. The City of Sherbrooke in the Eastern Townships said the Saint-François River had swelled to the point …
Read More »Ottawa to unveil climate change plan amid record wildfire season – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 27, 2023 6:50 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s plan to make communities more resilient to climate change is coming Tuesday. The final version of the national adaptation strategy is expected to be similar to the draft published last …
Read More »Flood watch: Heavy rain batters southern Quebec, province braces itself
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 »Calgary’s Pakistani community in ‘agony’ as floods devastate country
Mian Khalid Jan has watched in agony as devastating floods raged through his home province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. For 24 hours he couldn’t sleep, eat, or work. Jan is in Calgary, but much of his family, including his brother and sister, are among hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis who have been …
Read More »Floods, droughts, storms will cost Canadian economy $139B in next 30 years, report says
Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis predicts. The report, titled Aquanomics, was published Monday by GHD, a global engineering and architecture services firm. In an interview with …
Read More »Millions of people marooned in India, Bangladesh floods
Authorities in India and Bangladesh struggled Monday to deliver food and drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people evacuated from their homes during days of flooding that have submerged wide swaths of the countries. The floods triggered by monsoons have also marooned millions and flooded millions of homes. In Sylhet, …
Read More »Rebuild or retreat? B.C. communities face tough choices after catastrophic floods
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. The flowers at Martin O’Brien’s former home in Grand …
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