The mayor of Merritt, B.C., questioned why the Okanagan Connector wasn’t closed on Christmas Eve due to severe weather conditions, after a fatal vehicle collision on the highway near the city claimed four lives and injured dozens that day. The crash involving a passenger bus was reported at roughly 6:14 p.m. on Dec. 24, on the road…

The mayor of Merritt, B.C., wonders why the Okanagan Connector wasn’t closed on Christmas Eve due to severe weather conditions, after a fatal collision on the highway near the city claimed four lives and injured dozens that day. The crash involving a passenger bus was reported at roughly 6:14 p.m. on Dec. 24 on the road, known…

British Columbia’s public safety minister says more than 6,500 people have registered as evacuees and those whose homes were flooded last week are eligible for a $2,000 grant through the Canadian Red Cross and the province. Mike Farnworth is asking residents to pay close attention to the weather forecast as more storms are expected after…

The B.C. government is urging residents to stay vigilant as more storms are expected to hit the province’s south coast, including the hard-hit Fraser Valley in the coming days. “We are expecting another rain event this Wednesday through Friday, and a series of further storms are expected in the coming weeks,” said Public Safety Minister…

Some evacuees set to return home today and a key railway corridor expected to reopen following record rainfall in B.C. that caused flooding and triggered mudslides. A week after the entire city of Merritt, B.C. was forced to evacuate when the Coldwater River flooded into the community of about 7,000, officials announced the first phase…

KAMLOOPS, B.C.—Barkad Khan wiped away tears Thursday as he made another “frustrating” visit to one of the emergency reception centres set up to help residents from Merritt, B.C., who have been forced from their homes due to unprecedented flooding. Khan said he and his family, wife Afreen and daughters Mahveen and Mahira, were given just…