Tag Archives: Environment
Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and around the Kamloops area expanded rapidly to 18 square kilometres in size on Sunday as it moved closer to ...
Jul 23, 2023
Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A flooded Nova Scotia field was the focus of an intense weekend search for four people, including two children, lost after rushing waters caused by torrential rains swamped the vehicles they...
Jul 23, 2023
B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth
It is only a little bird, weighing a few ounces, but the marbled murrelet is known for its remarkable ability to fly far out to sea to catch fish before returning in the darkness of night to inland tr...
Jul 23, 2023
Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute to a 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month, describing her as hard-working, r...
Jul 22, 2023
Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert
BELLA COOLA, B.C. - DriveBC says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola is closed in both directions due to a wildfire that has grown to more than 25-square kilometres in size. The BC Wildfire Service says fi...
Jul 22, 2023
Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours
HALIFAX - Two children were among four people reported missing Saturday after a long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, washing away ...
Jul 22, 2023
'You've got to move fast': Science learns to quickly link extreme weather and climate
As firefighters and other first responders battle an unprecedented summer of fires, floods, tornadoes and heat waves around the country, a group of Canadian scientists are asking why they're happening...
Jul 22, 2023
Wildfire crews fight wildfire with fire to protect, secure Cranbrook, B.C. airport
VICTORIA - The forest and brush around the international airport at Cranbrook, B.C., has been scorched in an all-out effort to protect the vital transportation link from an encroaching wildfire, airpo...
Jul 21, 2023
Funnel cloud spotted over Prince Albert
Along with paNOW readers, an observer at the airport has confirmed a funnel cloud formed over the city and has now dissipated.Environment Canada Meteorologist Terry Lang said such occurrences are not ...
Jul 20, 2023
Ottawa working to prevent further wildfire tragedy after deaths: environment minister
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent further tragedy after four recent wildfire-related deaths. On Thursday, a helicopter i...
Jul 20, 2023