27 years after Quebec ice storm, Montrealers find themselves in L.A. wildfire's smoke

27 years after Quebec ice storm, Montrealers find themselves in L.A. wildfire's smoke.

Laura Feiner was 14 years old on Jan. 4, 1998 when her home in Montreal was hit by a major ice storm in one of the province’s worst natural distasters.

Feiner and her husband Gil Klein found themselves rushing to pack up their dog and cats along with some essentials to evacuate her home on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood as fires in Runyon Canyon Park raged, about a 10-minute walk from where they live.

Stephen Smith went to LA with his family on vacation and was out for a walk when the Palisades fire erupted.

A healthy baby boy was born Friday morning in Centretown with some help from Ottawa police and paramedics.

Mel Gibson's home in Malibu was destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires while he was away recording a podcast with Joe Rogan in Austin , Texas .

A Canadian 'Super Scooper' aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will not run for Liberal leadership.

The Liberal Party of Canada have announced leadership race rules late Thursday , including a significant increase in entrance fees and a requirement for voters to be Canadian citizens.

Aerial surveillance over an area where thousands of litres of diesel was spilled last month off Vancouver Island shows most of the fuel is no longer visible on the water.