Tag Archives: Weather
Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
VANCOUVER - Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that ar...
Jul 30, 2021
Billions in losses, thousands could die if wildfire response unchanged: report
Western Canada must urgently address the threats posed by highly destructive wildfires or face deadly and costly consequences, says a group of forest and environmental experts from British Columbia an...
Jul 29, 2021
City of North Battleford to repair wind storm damage to tennis court fencing
The City of North Battleford is currently working to repair damage to the local tennis court fencing caused by the severe wind storm of the last week. As previously reported, the severe wind gusts hit...
Jul 28, 2021
Wildfire containment still underway north, south of Meadow Lake
Firefighting efforts continue in Northern Saskatchewan, as well as in the Northwest.Two wildfires are being monitored near the Meadow Lake region. The Strike fire, located 16 kilometres north of Dorin...
Jul 28, 2021
Weekend rainfall has little impact ahead of heat wave
Those hoping that a brief flurry of showers over the weekend would bring relief to a hot and dry summer were likely disappointed by the upcoming weather forecast.The Northwest region of Saskatchewan i...
Jul 27, 2021
Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say
VANCOUVER - A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the Unit...
Jul 26, 2021
Homeowner wants City of P.A. to pay for damages after branch smashes window
A Prince Albert man is calling on the City of Prince Albert to pay for the damages after a massive tree branch went through his front window. However, the City of P.A. said they will go through the pr...
Jul 24, 2021
Strong storm winds felt in Battlefords, throughout region Thursday evening
It was an extremely windy night in the Battlefords, and across the region Thursday that included sporadic power outages, heavy wind gusts and even the odd tree tipped over.With north northwest wind gu...
Jul 23, 2021
Mother nature leaves mess following flash storm
Editor's note: This story was ammended at 520p.m. to include an update from Sask Power.There are numerous reports of broken trees, toonie-sized hail, and power outages following a flash storm that rol...
Jul 23, 2021
Quebec researchers propose new heat wave alert system in response to climate change
MONTREAL - Researchers in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves that they say is more precise and better adapted to climate change. Quebec has had a heat-alert system in effect sin...
Jul 21, 2021