12620 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/4-9-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-southwest-of-port-alice-b-c-1.4887038?cmp=rssA map from the United States Geological Survey shows the approximate location of the earthquake. (USGS) A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded 209 kilometres southwest of Port Alice, B.C. on Wednesday evening, according to Earthquakes Canada. There is no tsunami warning and no reports of damage, according to Natural Resources Canada.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 06:43:00 +0100CBC-4e98b23d46723f9553d3967d13cefb5020181101064300http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/546899/Opinion/OP-ED/Natures-fury-brings-neighbors-togetherThe national capital region of Canada is no stranger to the vagaries of harsh weather - fierce ice storms and blizzards, mountains of snow hurtling down from the skies, rains that adamantly refuse to desist, freezing rains that turn roads into skating rinks, bitter cold that freezes exposed people....Thu, 01 Nov 2018 04:29:00 +0100saudigazette-a85e759f87b6213359edf59b19bf26d420181101042900https://www.enn.com/articles/55884-ocean-networks-canada-onc-completes-installation-of-earthquake-early-warning-sensorsOcean Networks Canada (ONC), an initiative of the University of Victoria, has installed the final set of underwater earthquake early warning sensors off the west coast of Canada that will be part of a system alerting authorities to take preventative and protective measures for public safety.Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:32:00 +0100enn-89776f336e6c83e1b3df053b4f64bd3820181030153200https://newsday.co.tt/2018/10/29/woman-on-fire-helps-flood-victims/Trinidadian-born philanthropist Allison Harvey is accustomed to assisting societies in distress such as Haiti, which experienced a horrific earthquake in 2010 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Now, with the land of her birth experiencing floods which devastated communities in east and central....Mon, 29 Oct 2018 06:23:00 +0100newsday-tt-c5abac389c54998211079a2c1dca525020181029062300