Weatherhood B.C.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has posted a flood watch on three Interior waterways because of the chance of a midseason ice jam.

TORONTO — When Liisa Nisula left her home in east Toronto for a medical appointment, the snow-covered sidewalks were so impassable for her walker that she was forced to go out into the street.

GRANDE CACHE, Alta. — Earthquakes Canada says some Alberta and B.C. residents may have felt the ground shake Thursday morning. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was detected roughly 63 kilometres northeast of Grande Cache, Alta.

VANCOUVER — Heavy rain and strong winds pummeled parts of British Columbia on Wednesday. Environment Canada had issued warnings for much of Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and eastern and northern sections of Metro Vancouver.

MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante pleaded for patience and urged caution on Wednesday as the city's snow removal trucks and plows struggled to clear the record-shattering snowfall from back-to-back major storms.

Some parts of Metro Vancouver could see 70 mm of rain in less than 24 hours.

CHÂTEAUGUAY, Que. — A 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition in a Quebec hospital this morning after being buried in snow on Tuesday. Police in Châteauguay, Que.

A backcountry skier in B.C. has been killed in an avalanche near the community of Golden. The RCMP says two men were reported unaccounted for at 10 p.m. Monday night, and had not been heard from since 5:30 p.m.

BEND, Ore. (AP) — An avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains has killed two backcountry skiers, authorities said Tuesday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizeable tax break to move to Wisconsin.