
Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia’s backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a “major increase in avalanche danger.”The forecaster says the past three weeks of dry conditions have formed layers that won’t bond with new snow, so as amounts accumulate, it expects “large and dangerous avalanches to be triggered, both naturally and by humans.”The warning comes as Environment Canada predicts a wintry mix of weather conditions that are expected to hit the south coast of B.C. over the next few days.
January 31, 2025 - 13:22 | | The Globe and Mail
Most Liberal leadership candidates are vowing to end or at least freeze the existing carbon price charged on fossil fuel purchases.
January 31, 2025 - 13:10 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
January 31, 2025 - 13:04 | Shawn Knox | National Post
A red sports car belonging to Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk was launched into orbit in 2018. It was briefly believed to be an asteroid by an amateur astronomer this week
January 31, 2025 - 12:51 | National Post Staff | National Post
The union representing police officers in the MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais says a personnel shortage is forcing members to work mandatory overtime, leading to what it describes as "a very difficult work climate."
January 31, 2025 - 12:43 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A 15-year-old boy was hit by a car this week in the Halifax area. The driver who hit him fled the scene, leaving the boy and family wondering how someone could do such a thing.
January 31, 2025 - 12:39 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada