Canada issues weather 'red alert' for British Columbia
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Environment Canada has issued its first "red alert" for British Columbia ahead of what officials are characterizing as a dangerous weather system expected to push more atmospheric rivers into the province.
"The red level is something new that we have not issued," Armel Castellan, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, told CNN Canadian affiliate CTV.
Elected officials, Jewish advocacy groups and civil rights leaders are vowing to “push back” against the message of a White nationalist group that staged a march last week near downtown Columbus, Ohio, calling the demonstration an act of hate unwelcome in their community – and the United States more broadly.
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