Residents in Chilliwack River Valley are desperate for help after being denied aid for damages caused in the 2021 atmospheric river. The Fraser Valley Regional District is stepping up, setting up a GoFundMe for impacted residents. Taya Fast has more on just how bad it is three years later.
Hurricane Milton is moving away from Florida, leaving a trail of destruction and debris in its wake, and now comes the damage assessment. Fortunately, it was “not the worst-case scenario,” according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, though photos and video captured early Thursday as the sun came up show widespread damage to many parts of the
In a new legal filing, country singer Garth Brooks has publicly named a former employee who last week sued the musician for rape in a civil lawsuit. Brooks, 62, on Tuesday told the U.S. District Court in Mississippi the woman’s allegations are part of an “ongoing attempted extortion” meant to defame him and inflict emotional
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he supports children and prisoners who are incapable of making decisions for themselves getting mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment. That comes after the parents of a 13-year-old girl from B.C. testified at a parliamentary committee about her mental health struggles before her overdose death in an encampment of homeless people
By Laura Osman The Canadian Press Posted October 10, 2024 6:25 pm Updated October 11, 2024 8:19 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP is now set to become law after the Senate passed the
Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least six people were dead. Arriving just two weeks after the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene, the system also
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Floridians are waking up to the damage left behind by Hurricane Milton. Some of the most notable damage, at least as of early Thursday morning, involved Tropicana Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg.The fabric that serves as the roof of
Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction as it pummelled Florida’s coastal areas, damaging homes, flooding roads and knocking out power for millions. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the extent of the damage from the Category 3 storm was still being assessed, but it “was not the worst-case scenario” that many had been bracing
Asked about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent statements that he is in favour of involuntary drug treatment and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said a “science-based” and compassionate approach to treatment is needed. However, she said “sometimes people are too sick to really recognize what treatment they need.”
A woman is in critical and life-threatening condition after being struck by a bus in Toronto’s east end Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the area of Kingswood and Kingston roads, west of Victoria Park Avenue, just after 4 p.m. for a collision. Police say the woman was rushed to the hospital with serious