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Author: Nono Shen and Chuck Chiang
Publication Date: January 12, 2026 - 19:51
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Heavy rain hits Vancouver Island, triggering evacuation alerts
January 12, 2026
Heavy rain brought by an atmospheric river system has swollen rivers across British Columbia’s south coast and triggered a series of evacuation orders, alerts and warnings, but the head of the province’s River Forecast Centre says any flooding isn’t expected to last.
The Regional District of Nanaimo says one property has been ordered evacuated while another 58 properties are on evacuation alert due to concerns about flooding from the Englishman River near Parksville, about 140 kilometres northwest of Victoria.
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Five week trial begins in lawsuit launched by photojournalist Amber Bracken, arrested by RCMP in 2021, and news outlet The Narwhal, claiming wrongful arrest, wrongful detention and violation of Charter rights.
January 12, 2026 - 21:47 | | CBC News - Canada
The death of Trevor Dubois has brought attention to the topic of violence in Sask. hospitals, with workers at St. Paul's writing a letter, outlining what they face daily.
January 12, 2026 - 21:46 | Ashley Beherns | Global News - Canada
A civil trial launched by The Narwhal and a photojournalist against the RCMP began with both sides fighting over whether her high-profile arrest at the 2021 Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff was part of a concerted campaign to limit press freedom.Amber Bracken and the British Columbia-based news outlet are seeking a declaration that her detention at a remote protest camp against the Coastal GasLink pipeline in the northwestern part of the province violated her and her employer’s constitutional rights to freedom of the press.
January 12, 2026 - 21:42 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
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