Major snowfall has disrupted travel plans and closed schools in Montreal on Thursday. Brayden Jagger Haines spoke to city officials, motorists, and parents whose kids are homebound with a snow day.

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Major snowfall disrupted travel plans, closed schools and shuttered city services in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the ...

Mitigating the widespread damage caused by flooding can be complex, but one solution gaining momentum is banning basements.

Nearly 200 flood alerts and warnings have now been issued for England. It comes as Storm Herminia continues to cause chaos across the country. As the Environment Agency map, below, shows ...

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Almost 200 flood alerts and warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Herminia continues to batter parts of the country. It comes after more than 100 people were evacuated following ...

Rescuers search for victims near the wreckages of vehicles in an area affected by a landslide following a flash flood that killed multiple people in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan.

Flynn Nicholls is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. Originally from New Zealand, Flynn joined Newsweek in 2024 and had previously ...

Cold spell continues for much of Quebec through Wednesday morning. Tuesday morning brought Montreal, Que., bitterly cold temperatures of -14 C to -15 C. Val d’Or and communities along the ...

FLOODING. THIS IS THE ICE FORMATION ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYS IN THIS AREA, THE ICE IS PROBABLY 2 TO 3IN THICK. BUT AS YOU GO FURTHER NORTH, ALL THE WAY UP INTO ...