Tag Archives: Weather
Historic drought behind B.C. wildfires, salmon die-off could continue, experts say
VANCOUVER - Thousands of dead fish, a prolonged wildfire season and intense water shortages leading to ice rink closures are all symptoms of record-setting drought in parts of British Columbia. The Lo...
Oct 09, 2022
Fiona: One week after N.S. premier asked for more troops, fewer boots on ground
HALIFAX - One week after Nova Scotia's premier asked Ottawa for more soldiers to help clean up the twisted mess caused by post-tropical storm Fiona, there were fewer troops on the ground Friday than t...
Oct 07, 2022
Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year
Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields. The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been ...
Oct 06, 2022
Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year
Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields. The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been ...
Oct 06, 2022
Warm temperatures forecasted until Thanksgiving, possibility of snow next week
Temperatures in La Ronge are well-above average for this time of year.That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, who explained the average high as of Oct. 4 wa...
Oct 04, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau visits storm-damaged Quebec islands, promises aid for region
HAVRE-AUBERT, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine Thursday, promising federal support for the archipelago hammered by post-tropical storm Fiona last weekend. Trud...
Sep 29, 2022
Some in P.E.I. and Nova Scotia won't get electricity back until next week: utilities
HALIFAX - It will be Sunday or Monday before all communities in Prince Edward Island are reconnected to the electricity grid - more than a week after post-tropical storm Fiona yanked down power lines ...
Sep 29, 2022
Damages from spring derecho in Ontario, Quebec now top $1 billion
OTTAWA - Repair bills from the cluster of wind storms that pummeled southern Ontario and western Quebec in May are now over $1 billion, and with contractors stretched thin the recovery will last well ...
Sep 29, 2022
Canadians in Florida dealing with fallout from Hurricane Ian
Tiffany Thomas headed to a Tampa-area hospital being used as a shelter in search of a cellphone signal and internet on Thursday after Hurricane Ian knocked out power and phone service in her neighbour...
Sep 29, 2022
Trudeau visits N.L. town devastated by Fiona, says Ottawa 'will be there' to help
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - Distraught residents of a southwestern Newfoundland town shared stories of survival with Justin Trudeau on Wednesday as the prime minister got a close look at yet anot...
Sep 28, 2022