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The contents to the insides of homes that were flooded are pictured on the street in downtown Princeton, B.C., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. minister Mike Farnworth views flood damage, promises aid

British Columbia's public safety minister got a first-hand look on Friday, December 3, 2021, of the destruction caused by torrential rainstorms that forced rivers over their banks and ripped away roads and bridges.

COVID found in three Quebec deer

For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife.

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EVs and softwood lumber sticking points in Canada-U.S. trade talks

Canada's trade minister has headed back to the U.S. capital for discussions on festering trade irritants, just two weeks after joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to the White House.

A Tiger Dam is placed across all lanes of the closed Trans-Canada Highway near the flooded Sumas River, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Evacuations and flood warnings continue in B.C.

Several rivers in British Columbia were under flood warnings on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, as hundreds of homes remained evacuated because of heavy rainfall.

Trudeau did not defame Quebec heckler, judge rules

A Quebec Superior Court judge has dismissed a defamation suit brought against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by a woman who heckled him at a 2018 rally south of Montreal.

A truck gets swallowed up by rising flood waters from the United States as waters cross the border into Abbotsford, B.C., on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Third atmospheric river about to pummel B.C.

British Columbia is bracing for more rain after mudslides and flooding caused devastation in parts of the province.

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Bins of sand are placed across the road next to a wall of sandbags along rail tracks to form a temporary dike in the Huntingdon Village area of Abbotsford, B.C., on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Gas rationing and state of emergency extended in B.C.

Fuel rationing in parts of British Columbia was extended on Monday, November 29, 2021, for another two weeks until Dec. 14 to allow crews to bring the Trans Mountain pipeline back online after a series of devastating storms, floods and slides in the southern part of the province.