Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced changes to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation operations Wednesday to help producers cope with dry conditions plaguing most of the province...
Jul 14, 2021
VANCOUVER - A sizzling heat wave during the last week of June in Western Canada left little unsinged, including fragile glaciers that are already melting at an accelerated pace, experts say. Dozens of...
The Canadian Press Jul 14, 2021
The mayor of Prince Albert is calling on the fire chief to implement a fire ban at Little Red River Park.Mayor Greg Dionne made the plea because of the ongoing hot, dry weather, the extensive fire ban...
Jul 13, 2021
Investigators in British Columbia have zeroed in on two areas of interest for the cause of a fire that razed the village of Lytton. RCMP said in a news release Monday that investigators completed a "f...
The Canadian Press Jul 12, 2021
LYTTON, Calif. - RCMP have set up three security checkpoints around Lytton, B.C., and they say there will be an update soon on the investigation into the cause of the fast-moving wildfire that destroy...
The Canadian Press Jul 11, 2021
The wildfire-ravaged village of Lytton, B.C., could be rebuilt to set a new North American standard in resilience to better protect people and property from similar disasters fuelled by climate change...
The Canadian Press Jul 11, 2021
After a historically hot week during July long, Saskatchewan residents can expect temperatures to remain high, just not as extreme as a week ago.The Battlefords and Meadow Lake areas are both hovering...
Jul 10, 2021
LYTTON, B.C. - A Delta, B.C., resident who owns a home in Lytton that was charred by a wildfire that tore through the village says the devastation is "breathtakingly shocking" after getting a glimpse ...
The Canadian Press Jul 10, 2021
A recent heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, an international group of scientists has concluded. An...
The Canadian Press Jul 07, 2021
Crops did not take kindly to last week's heat wave, local farmers say. There were some setbacks, and farmers are now hoping for rain sooner rather than later."At this point we're doing alright," Mike ...
Jul 06, 2021