Weatherhood B.C.

MONTREAL — Two volunteer firefighters who died trying to rescue two people trapped by floodwaters northeast of Quebec City last May lacked proper training and equipment, Quebec's workplace safety board has found.

"Holy thunder and lightning Batman!"

While many Canadian cities, like Toronto and Ottawa, are expected to see net gains in species over the coming decades, Vancouver is forecast to see the biggest loss of urban wildlife in the country.

The mix of urban birds, bugs and other critters that humans have grown familiar with is due for a big shift because of climate change, a new study says.

MONTREAL — Three men in their 30s died after an apparent avalanche Tuesday during a snowmobiling expedition on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula.

Keep your umbrella handy.

"Right time, right place, I guess," said pilot Dan Riise.

OTTAWA — When Sarah Morin hears the phrase "axe the tax," what enters her mind is "freedom." The 41-year-old is a stay-at-home mother of two who has been using a food bank amid cost-of-living pressures.

ZEBALLOS, B.C.

OTTAWA — A spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 36 Canadians have now brought out of Haiti by helicopter.