Environment Canada has issued several wind and rainfall warnings as a "potent" fall storm bears down along B-C's coast.
The weather office says strong winds with gusts up to 110 kilometres per hour are expected over parts of northern Vancouver Island, the central coast and Haida Gwaii.
Heavy rain is meanwhile in the forecast for Howe Sound and parts of Vancouver Island with downpours expected to ease sometime Wednesday.
Environment Canada says the storm could cause localized power outages.
The top heads of the European Union are expected to visit Canada this year, as officials discuss the possibility of Ottawa joining a major research-funding pact. "We are expecting the summit still to take place this year," the EU's ambassador to Canada, Melita Gabric, said Friday.
Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are “actively investigating” six separate coyote attacks within a week in the city. RCMP say in a statement they have issued a warning to the public after receiving separate complaints of the attacks.
The fall session of the legislature begins on Tuesday and the B-C government says homes, clean energy and public safety will top the agenda. House Leader and Minister of Housing, Ravi Kahlon says several pieces of legislation will be introduced during the seven week session, including plans to resolve zoning and permitting challenges and boost the supply of middle-income housing.
A march will be held on the University of B-C's Point Grey campus tomorrow in honour of Canada's third Truth and Reconciliation Day. The march also honours those who suffered at -- or did not come home from -- Indian residential schools in B-C and across the country.
Surely, Canadians, particularly those with lower incomes, are grappling with the impact of rising prices. A recent report shedding light on how inflation is affecting both the Canadian economy and households reveals that inflation began to rise in early 2021 and reached its highest point in four decades last year.
Edmonton police say they are investigating the death of a man in a mall parkade after he stood up through the sunroof of a car and was struck by a beam. Officers responded to the call Thursday at West Edmonton Mall.