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.
With MPs set to return to the House of Commons on Jan. 27, the Liberal grip on power appears tenuous. The NDP, which has been a steady ally of the minority government since the 2021 election, is no longer planning to support the Liberals.
China is accusing Canada of hypocrisy for criticizing Beijing's human-rights record, pointing to issues faced by Indigenous Peoples. The blowback comes after Ottawa sanctioned eight Chinese officials it accuses of "grave human rights violations" against ethnic and religious minorities, and voiced concern about democracy in Hong Kong.
Canadian forests are increasingly primed for severe, uncontrollable wildfires, a study published Thursday said, underlining what the authors described as a pressing need to proactively mitigate the "increased threat posed by climate change." The study by Canadian researchers, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science, looked at Canadian fire severity from 1981 to 2020.
BC Assessment says the newly updated property values, as of July 1, 2024, show almost all Lower Mainland communities within a three per cent rise or decline from the previous year.
A Calgary army reserve officer was killed in an ice-climbing accident in eastern British Columbia over the holidays. Maj. Dave Peabody died while off-duty on Dec. 26 in Kootenay National Park, the military said Thursday.
Police in Calgary have charged a massage therapist with assaulting a client almost two years ago. They say the woman had a session booked in her home in January 2023.