Tag Archives: Weather
Worst of B.C. weather over; massive cleanup, rebuild ahead, says government
VICTORIA - The successive storms that brutalized southern British Columbia with floods and slides caused by record amounts of rainfall were declared over Thursday, but now the cleanup and costly rebui...
Dec 02, 2021
Dumping day: Lobster fishing season opens in southwestern Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's fall lobster fishing season opened early today in the two most lucrative fishing areas in Canada. The annual event off southwestern Nova Scotia is known as "dumping day," as th...
Dec 01, 2021
Fall floods, summer heat in B.C. in line with climate change: meteorologist
VANCOUVER - Flood warnings were issued Wednesday for several major rivers in British Columbia as a federal scientist says record-setting rainfall and alpine temperatures are consistent with climate ch...
Dec 01, 2021
Early snowfall kickstarts ski trails around P.A.
If you spent a lot of hours shoveling around Remembrance Day, you might not have appreciated the snowfall Prince Albert got too much. Those who operate and maintain ski trails in town, however, were g...
Nov 30, 2021
Study suggests Arctic to see more rain than snow earlier than expected
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Research suggests that rain will become more common in the Arctic than snow and, because of climate change, it could happen earlier than predicted with severeconsequences for the re...
Nov 30, 2021
Travel advisory issued as British Columbia prepares for more heavy rain
VANCOUVER - Officials warned against non-essential travel Tuesday as the forecast called for heavy rainfall across swaths of southern and coastal British Columbia, including areas devastated by floodi...
Nov 30, 2021
La Niña to bring colder than average temperatures to the Prairies
Get ready for a "weather whiplash" this winter as temperatures and precipitation levels swing between extremes throughout the season.That's according to the latest winter outlook from The Weather Netw...
Nov 29, 2021
British Columbia extends gas rationing, state of emergency after floods
VICTORIA - Fuel rationing in parts of British Columbia was extended Monday for another two weeks until Dec. 14 to allow crews to bring the Trans Mountain pipeline back online after a series of devasta...
Nov 29, 2021
B.C. set to use Alert Ready system when next storm strikes in days ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia is prepared to use a national emergency alert system ahead of what could be the most intense rainfall since a storm two weeks ago devastated communities and destroyed criti...
Nov 28, 2021
Ottawa and British Columbia promise co-operation on province's flooding
VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments have created a joint committee of cabinet ministers to deal with the devastation caused by flooding, while also promising to match donations giv...
Nov 26, 2021