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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two hikers were brought to safety Saturday afternoon after getting lost in the Pinnacle Lake area, in B.C.’s North Okanagan. Vernon Search and Rescue (VSAR) says the pair had signaled for help using the satellite-based SOS function on their newer model iPhone. …
Read More »Volunteers help rebuild dunes lost to Hurricane Fiona in Shediac, N.B. – New Brunswick
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Roughly 30 volunteers spent their Saturday morning tying down Christmas trees on Belliveau Beach in Shediac in an effort to restore the dune system that was wiped out during Hurricane Fiona. Jolyne Hébert of the Shediac Bay Watershed Association, which held the …
Read More »Two men who lost fingers crossing into Manitoba become Canadian citizens – Winnipeg
Razak Iyal was given a warm embrace as he officially became a Canadian citizen, more than six years after nearly freezing to death walking across the Canada-United States border in Manitoba. It was a low-key citizenship ceremony but one steeped in hope, gratitude and assurance. Iyal, 40, was joined by …
Read More »2 tourists rescued after lost overnight in snow storm in North Vancouver, B.C. – BC
Two tourists from Mexico and Columbia are extremely lucky after spending an entire night outdoors near Norvan Falls in North Vancouver, North Shore Rescue says. “They took a bus here. They started their hike at 1 p.m. Saturday,” said Don Jardine, a North Shore Rescue team member. “I don’t know …
Read More »Some 2,000 lost bags still stranded at Vancouver airport, officials say
Flights are mostly back on schedule at the Vancouver International Airport, but the facility is still recovering from the chaos brought on by last month’s holiday snowstorm. Amid the hundreds of cancellations the week before Christmas, thousands of travellers found themselves delayed or rebooked — and many were separated from …
Read More »N.S. families who lost their homes to Fiona scramble to find a place to live
On the night post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia, Dana Boutilier woke up at home to water dripping on her face from the ceiling above. She quickly realized something was very wrong. She jumped out of bed to find herself ankle deep in water. “As I proceeded to leave the room to go …
Read More »More than 3,700 homes lost to short-term rentals across the province, Halifax group finds
More than 3,700 homes in Nova Scotia aren’t available to families seeking permanent housing because they are listed as short-term vacation rentals, according to research by a Halifax community group. Neighbours Speak Up compiled data from the Government of Nova Scotia’s short-term accommodations registry — as well as short-term rental …
Read More »Dozens of dead fish wash up on shores of Vancouver’s Lost Lagoon — again
For the second year in a row, dozens of dead fish have washed up on the shores of Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon. The Vancouver Park Board and Stanley Park Ecology Society are still studying the cause of the die-off, but say it’s likely because of poor water quality in the …
Read More »Fredericton ER death compounds grief for mother who lost baby
When Aimee Dunn heard that a patient died alone in the waiting room of a Fredericton emergency department less than four months after she lost her infant in the same ER, she felt grief and rage all over again. “My baby looked perfect,” said Dunn, who had to be delivered of …
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