Three heli-skiers were killed Monday after an avalanche in southeastern B.C. swept them away, according to RCMP.The RCMP said the avalanche occurred around the village of Kaslo, on the east side of Kootenay Lake,

Three people were killed when a large avalanche swept away a group of skiers in Canada, officials said.

Three people were killed, including an American, and a fourth critically injured after a devastating avalanche swept away a group of skiers in Canada, local officials said.