City in Quebec renews state of emergency for neighbourhood facing landslide threat
June 23, 2022 The Canadian PressSAGUENAY, Que. – Officials in the City of Saguenay, Que., have renewed a state of emergency for a neighbourhood under threat of another landslide. On Wednesday, Quebec Premier Francois Legault toured the area and met with residents, announcing the government…
Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay because of landslide threat
June 21, 2022 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec City where a neighbourhood is threatened by landslides. Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault tweeted late Monday afternoon that she signed a decree allowing Saguenay to…
B.C. cancels wildfire state of emergency, thousands still evacuated
September 7, 2018 The Canadian PressVICTORIA – The British Columbia government has cancelled the state of emergency it declared in August when hundreds of wildfires engulfed the province. The government says cooler weather and progress in containing the forest fires means the powers granted under…
U.S. northeast winter storm grounds more than 5,000 flights
March 14, 2017 Deepti Hajela - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK – A storm expected to drop more than a foot of snow pounded the United States Northeast on Tuesday, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of…