Americans are losing their access to water at the worst possible moment
The heat waves wracking the country are bad enough on their own. But they’re colliding with another crisis: The water is running low.
power outages
Fierce storm system knocks out power for a million in Quebec and Ontario
A fierce storm system that brought thunder, lightning and freezing rain to parts of Quebec and Ontario has more than a million hydro customers still in the dark.
Why a California beach town just banned balloons
Celebrations in a beachside California city will soon have to take place without an iconic, single-use party favour: balloons.
A week post-storm, lights are still out for about 6,000 Hydro-Québec customers
Spokeswoman Lynn St-Laurent said that while the utility would like to tell customers when their electricity will return, it's difficult to estimate because most of those who are still without power are in remote areas and require complex repairs.
Quebec's lengthy power outages shows lack of readiness for energy transition
Lengthy power outages that have left some Quebecers in the dark for days have exposed the province's lack of preparedness for the green energy transition to come, an expert said Wednesday.
P.E.I. has growing fears over food security after Fiona
Community groups in Prince Edward Island say they are worried that inflation, rent increases and the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona are leading to food insecurity among lower-income people.
Nova Scotia premier blasts cell companies for unacceptable outages
Tim Houston issued a statement Wednesday saying it's unacceptable that there are Nova Scotians who still can't call 911 or connect with loved ones.
Tears and memories as toll of storm sinks in and soldiers arrive in Maritimes for cleanup duty
Across the Maritimes, eastern Quebec and in southwestern Newfoundland, the economic impact of the storm's wrath is still being tallied.
Atlantic Canada, Quebec brace for damage, power outages, flooding from Hurricane Fiona
Environment Canada says the storm could churn out damaging gusts, coastal storm surges and pounding rain as it merges with a low-pressure trough and transforms into a powerful post-tropical storm on Saturday.
California's nightmare: drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods
Californians sweated it out amid a record-breaking heat wave entering its 10th day on Friday, September 9, 2022, that has helped fuel deadly wildfires and pushed energy supplies to the brink of daily power outages.
Saturday's storm death toll hits 10 as Ontario and Quebec survey damage
Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday, May 21, 2022, are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even longer for things to be fully restored.
B.C. braces for storms, ice as 'Arctic air' approaches over the holidays
British Columbia residents are being urged to prepare for extremely cold temperatures, power outages and slick streets as a series of winter storm and freezing rain warnings covered most of the province.
The unfinished business of preparing Canada’s power grids for extreme weather
The climate resiliency of electricity grids across North America is coming under closer examination following a winter storm in the United States that has killed dozens and left millions of others in the freezing cold.
Thundersnow and windstorm hit West Coast
Damaging winds toppled power lines and trees, leaving thousands of residents in B.C. in the dark after an intense fall storm tracked through Tuesday.
Oil spills leave regulator unhappy with performance of N.L.'s offshore industry
The chairman of Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil industry regulator says back-to-back spills from the Hibernia platform over the last month represent a concerning failure to meet obligations to protect the environment.