Wednesday, May 27, 2026
ADVT 
National

B.C. officials to provide update on flooding

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Nov, 2021 10:52 AM
  • B.C. officials to provide update on flooding

VICTORIA - British Columbia officials are set to provide an update on flooding in the province today, as a rain storm in the north is set to move south.

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, along with the ministers of transportation and agriculture, are set to host a morning news conference.

It comes after a weekend that saw soldiers arrive to help farmers save livestock and lend a hand in sandbagging efforts.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the North Coast with rain expected to move south later today.

Derek Lee, a meteorologist with the agency, says a brief respite from rain is expected Tuesday before another weather system moves in on Wednesday bringing yet more rain.

Federal employment minister Carla Qualtrough says residents displaced or left unemployed due to the funding should apply for employment insurance immediately, even if they normally wouldn't qualify.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

Surrey RCMP need the public's help in locating missing person- Alfaz Ismail

Surrey RCMP need the public's help in locating missing person- Alfaz Ismail
UPDATE:  Surrey RCMP advises that the 35-year-old male, who was reported missing on August 19, 2021 has been located and is safe. Thank you to the public, media, and our policing and community partners for their assistance.  

Surrey RCMP need the public's help in locating missing person- Alfaz Ismail

VPD officer assaulted in an ambulance while escorting patient

VPD officer assaulted in an ambulance while escorting patient
While in the ambulance, the man became aggressive, and punched the officer in the face. A struggle ensued, but police were able to help restrain him until they arrived safely at the hospital.

VPD officer assaulted in an ambulance while escorting patient

Barriers persist as military lands in Afghanistan

Barriers persist as military lands in Afghanistan
The Department of National Defence Canada announced this week that two C-17 transport aircraft had been deployed to conduct regular flights out of Kabul, and Trudeau revealed while campaigning as Liberal party leader in Victoria that the first troops are now on the ground.

Barriers persist as military lands in Afghanistan

Convicted B.C. killer's appeal tossed out

Convicted B.C. killer's appeal tossed out
A three-member panel of the B.C. Court of Appeal unanimously ruled Phillip Tallio didn't prove his lawyer provided ineffective representation, that the police investigation 40 years ago was inadequate, that someone else killed the girlor that DNA evidence exonerates him.

Convicted B.C. killer's appeal tossed out

Canadian observers worry for women in Afghanistan

Canadian observers worry for women in Afghanistan
Recalling the period of Taliban rule in the 1990's, they worry the regime change will bring back a world in which girls can't attend school, women aren't allowed to work, and many are subject to rape and forced marriages

Canadian observers worry for women in Afghanistan

Stroll in Stanley Park ends with coyote bite

Stroll in Stanley Park ends with coyote bite
The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that a man walking on a trail near the southwest side of the park was nipped on the leg Tuesday night.    

Stroll in Stanley Park ends with coyote bite