Long duration snowfall to impact Atlantic Canada this weekend

The Canadian Press

Flood concerns persist, but evacuation order downgraded in Pemberton, B.C.

PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Dusty McKinnon says driving through floodwaters in Pemberton, B.C., reminded him of fording rivers in Costa Rica, as water surged over the hood of his truck. A weather system with unseasonal warmth has melted snow in the mountains and brought drenching rain to the community 150 kilometres north of Vancouver. It's part of a series of atmospheric rivers — moisture-laden streams of warm Pacific air — that have been deluging the province's South Coast since the