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How to disaster-proof your home and lower your insurance rate

How to disaster-proof your home and lower your insurance rate

MONTREAL — Jodie Weiler woke up one Saturday in 2018 to find her property strewn with debris. “There were shingles all over the backyard and all over the sidewalk, and the back portion of our roof had come off,” she said.
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'Slap in the face': B.C. communities frustrated with new federal disaster funding

'Slap in the face': B.C. communities frustrated with new federal disaster funding

A new financing program will help protect communities from future floods and wildfires, but it won't help municipalities still vulnerable from the last strike.
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Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding

Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding

Storms dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on a swath of the U.S.
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Seven months after wildfire, temporary housing arrives in Jasper

Seven months after wildfire, temporary housing arrives in Jasper

The first trailers to house displaced locals rolled into Jasper, Alta., this week, about seven months after a third of the town was ravaged by a runaway wildfire.
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North Carolina legislators fleshing out details on $500M more proposed for Hurricane Helene relief

North Carolina legislators fleshing out details on $500M more proposed for Hurricane Helene relief

RALEIGH, N.C.
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Massive winter storm prompts weather warnings across several provinces

Massive winter storm prompts weather warnings across several provinces

HALIFAX — Environment Canada issued a flurry of weather warnings Wednesday as a huge winter storm was forecast to descend across parts of Ontario and Quebec and quickly spread to Atlantic Canada.
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Kilauea is spewing lava again. It is the Hawaii volcano's latest activity in an on-and-off eruption

Kilauea is spewing lava again. It is the Hawaii volcano's latest activity in an on-and-off eruption

HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Tuesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec. 23 .
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Two earthquakes rattle near Fort St. John, B.C., one felt

Two earthquakes rattle near Fort St. John, B.C., one felt

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two earthquakes rattled the Fort St. John area in northeastern B.C., less than two hours apart. Earthquakes Canada says there was no damage reported by either quake, and only the second was felt in the city.
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B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after 'extremely dry' January

B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after 'extremely dry' January

Areas with below-normal snowpack show "early concerns" for drought conditions in the spring and summer.
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Northern lights in Metro Vancouver: Geomagnetic storm could cause dancing lights

Northern lights in Metro Vancouver: Geomagnetic storm could cause dancing lights

Metro Vancouverites may be able to view the dancing lights low on the horizon.
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