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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An intense winter storm grounded flights, shut down schools and stopped public transit Monday morning in St. John's, N.L., leaving the capital of Canada's easternmost province to dig out from under 40 centimetres of snow.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country, the Canadian Space Agency announced Friday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.

VANCOUVER — Winter's grip on southern British Columbia may hang on as a few flurries remain in the forecast for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

Building new homes in dangerous places could cost СÀ¶ÊÓƵ another $2.2 billion a year by 2030 — far more than anywhere else in Canada, a new study has found.

PASADENA, Calif.

A Canadian man and woman were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their sailboat ran aground east of Saturna, but the woman was later declared dead.

The family contacted police after the brothers did not return home from Grace Lake.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning that frostbite and hypothermia that can occur within minutes as frigid conditions linger over much of British Columbia.

Flying chunks of snow and ice can endanger others on the road, and net you a $173 fine, police say.