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Tens of thousands without power, ferries cancelled after ‘bomb cyclone’ batters B.C. coast

Tens of thousands without power, ferries cancelled after ‘bomb cyclone’ batters B.C. coast

Tens of thousands of people, primarily on Vancouver Island, were without power overnight after hurricane-force wind gusts from a "bomb cyclone" system blasted southwest British Columbia on Tuesday night and into Wednesday.Gusts of up to 170 km/h were recorded at the Sartine Island weather station just off the coast of northern Vancouver Island, according to Environment Canada, as […]

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