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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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In the second episode of the hit TV series Heated Rivalry, its two lead characters compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. And while, at this point in the show, closeted pro hockey players Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) are still in the early stages of their heated affair, the topic of LGBTQ2S+ inclusion naturally comes up when Hollander and some American hockey players discuss going to watch a friend compete in the men’s figure skating program.
“Brave for a dude to show up to a place like this and be like ‘hey, here’s me.’ Russia is not...
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February 11, 2026 - 06:14 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
Internal documents show there are concerns overhead cables may not be able to handle the massive ramp up in service required to use Bathurst Street as World Cup artery.
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