Environment Canada is warning of heavy snowfall on two stretches of highways in B-C overnight and possibly stretching into today.
The agency says Highway 16 from Tete Jaune Cache to the Alberta boundary will see up to 10 centimetres of snow through noon.
Meanwhile, Highway 97 in the Pine Pass area in northeastern B-C is expected to have 15 centimetres of snow overnight.
The agency is warning drivers of possible quick-changing conditions and urging them to be prepared to adjust accordingly.
As the Liberal party begins charting a course for an expedited race to replace Justin Trudeau, some former party advisers are split on just how swift that race should be, and who exactly should pick the next leader. Some are also warning about the potential for bad actors to try and influence the outcome or take over the party.
The foreign ministers of Japan and Ireland also thanked Trudeau for his service, while the U.K. government issued a statement. But other world leaders have been silent on his departure plans, including those in the Group of Seven, which Trudeau is chairing.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there "isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States" after president-elect Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to use "economic force" to compel Canada to join with the U.S. Trudeau posted on social media that workers and communities in both countries benefit from being each other’s biggest trading and security partner.
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his counterparts from across Canada will take leadership in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Eby says he and other premiers plan to go to Washington where Trump will be inaugurated this month to try to convince him to back away from his tariff plan.
Ontario will beef up security along its border with the United States as part of its response to tariff threats from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday. The move, dubbed Operation Deterrence, will see some 200 Ontario Provincial Police officers focused on boosting border security. The OPP has been increasing patrols along the vast border using airplanes, helicopters drones, boats and patrol vehicles.
Attention is turning quickly in Ottawa to who will replace Justin Trudeau who announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister and Liberal leader as soon as a new leader is chosen. But some former Liberal advisers are split on how quickly the process should move.