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'Failure is not an option': Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety

'Failure is not an option': Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety

JASPER, ALTA. — This year, Kim Stark's kids took responsibility for decorating the family Christmas tree.
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Warnings lifted for B.C. on Boxing Day while North Shore avalanche danger is high

Warnings lifted for B.C. on Boxing Day while North Shore avalanche danger is high

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has lifted all heavy rainfall and strong wind warnings for B.C. on Boxing Day after residents went through a wet and windy Christmas.
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Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions

Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions

SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements.
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Ferries cancelled, and thousands without power on wet and wild Christmas Day

Ferries cancelled, and thousands without power on wet and wild Christmas Day

VANCOUVER — Thousands of people in British Columbia are without power on Christmas Day as ongoing rainfall and strong winds collapse power lines, disrupt travel, and toss around holiday decorations.
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One storm down, two to go, as Christmas week battering forecast for Island

One storm down, two to go, as Christmas week battering forecast for Island

A storm is expected to bring very strong winds and heavy rain to Vancouver Island and B.C.'s south coast on Christmas morning.
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Ripe avalanche conditions for parts of B.C. expected to persist this week: forecaster

Ripe avalanche conditions for parts of B.C. expected to persist this week: forecaster

Backcountry skiers are urged to check the Avalanche Canada forecasts before heading out.
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Metro Vancouver weather: Rainfall, wind warnings issued for Christmas Day

Metro Vancouver weather: Rainfall, wind warnings issued for Christmas Day

A powerful storm is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the region on the holiday.
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20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a boy found in the mud embraces being known as 'Baby 81'

20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a boy found in the mud embraces being known as 'Baby 81'

KURUKKAL MADAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 , and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as “Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of
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One storm moving inland, two to go, in B.C.'s Christmas week battering

One storm moving inland, two to go, in B.C.'s Christmas week battering

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says the first of a series of Christmas week storms forecast for British Columbia's coast is moving inland, after bringing 140 km/h winds to some exposed coastal areas.
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Snowfall means a white Christmas, but also traffic woes across southern Quebec roads

Snowfall means a white Christmas, but also traffic woes across southern Quebec roads

MONTREAL — A heavy snowfall that began Monday night has guaranteed much of Quebec a white Christmas, but has also sent cars skidding off the province's roads during the busy holiday travel period.
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