Heavy snow and extreme cold creates travel chaos across B.C.
An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries.
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Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick expecting huge snow dump in places
Parts of Central and Eastern Canada could see as much as 20 centimetres of snow by the end of the weekend, as a winter storm continues its path eastward.
Devastating tornadoes hit Canada without warning — something has to change
The Northern Tornadoes Project looked at Environment Canada's data and found that 70 per cent of tornadoes between 2019 and 2021 that touched down had no ECCC tornado warning.
Atlantic Canada hunkers down for Fiona — ‘I think this is going to be a bad one’
People across Atlantic Canada were stocking up on last-minute essentials and storm-proofing their properties Friday ahead of the arrival of Fiona, which forecasters say will hit the region as a “very powerful” post-tropical storm.
Alberta joins fray against federal plastic rules
Alberta has sided with a coalition of major plastic producers suing to stop the federal government’s efforts to reduce plastic pollution.
Dollar store items loaded with toxic chemicals
The outer ring on a set of stereo headphones was found to have 24 times the legal limit of lead, and five times the legal limit of cadmium.
Lightning, high winds are predicted, raising fire risk across B.C.'s southern Interior
Residents of the British Columbia community of Olalla are now allowed to return home after being forced out by a threatening wildfire last week.
Central and eastern Canada still under heat warning
Five provinces across central and eastern Canada continued to swelter in unseasonably hot conditions on Sunday, August 7, 2022, Environment Canada said as it extended a widespread heat warning into a second day.
B.C. wildfire causes evacuation order for mountain resort near Okanagan
A growing wildfire in British Columbia’s Okanagan area, about 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton, has prompted evacuation orders for hundreds of properties in the area.
Heatwaves very tough for people without homes
William Gaikezheyongai has lived outside long enough to know where to get water in times of extreme heat.
Environment Canada issues mid to high 30s Humidex warnings in Eastern Canada
Heat warnings remain in place throughout Eastern Canada, with Environment Canada warning of humidex levels in the mid to high 30s or even 40 C heading into the weekend.
Heat Advisories warn of 30 C weather for 30 days in many provinces
Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a number of provinces, with temperatures expected to reach or surpass 30 C over the coming days.
Warm, dry spell expected to worsen Lytton fire
British Columbia's wildfire service has warned that warmer and drier weather expected throughout this week could fuel potentially volatile conditions as crews battle an out-of-control fire just west of the village of Lytton.
Another summer, another wildfire season for parts of Northern Canada
Several parts of Northern Canada are enveloped in smoke from wildfires along with unusually high seasonal temperatures.
Severe weather emergency alerts should be improved: Guilbeault
Emergency weather alerts that are broadcast over the mobile network should be improved to make sure they are getting to the right people at the right time, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.