Tag Archives: Weather
Air Quality Health Index explained as more wildfire smoke blankets Sask.
Warnings about wildfire smoke have many people turning to the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for updates on local air conditions. But what exactly does the AQHI measure, and how does it connect to th...
Jul 21, 2025
Smoky conditions and rain expected in many areas this weekend
Smoke and showers are the two big stories for much of Saskatchewan as the weekend approaches. Crawford Luke of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW that areas including the northeas...
Jul 18, 2025
Quebec City region received 75 millimetres of rain in less than two hours on Thursday
QUBEC - Up to 75 millimetres of rain fell over two hours in parts of the Quebec City area on Thursday when severe thunderstorms swept across southern Quebec. Environment Canada says the storms caused ...
Jul 18, 2025
Environment Canada heat warnings remain in effect from Ontario to Newfoundland
Parts of southeastern Canada are no longer under a heat warning today but a large stretch of the country will continue to see scorching temperatures. Environment Canada says some parts of Ontario and ...
Jul 17, 2025
Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher
OTTAWA - The wildfires that are flaring up across Canada again are one of the reasons public safety should be added to CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate, a new report from a research centre at McGill Univers...
Jul 16, 2025
Fire ban takes effect in tri-communities as temperature forecasts 31 C
The La Ronge Regional Fire Department has issued a fire and fireworks ban effective immediately until significant precipitation. The ban was issued on Monday at approximately 9 a.m. with support from ...
Jul 07, 2025
Hot temperatures to be followed by rain this week
More up and down temperatures are expected to continue this week across the province.While the next couple of days will be hot, with temperatures rising to the low 30s, they will quickly drop to the l...
Jul 07, 2025
Environment group warns against repealing federal electric vehicle mandate
OTTAWA - An environmental think tank is warning the federal government against repealing its electric vehicle mandate, instead suggesting that politicians should be helping to put more EVs on the road...
Jul 06, 2025
Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, sparking Lytton, B.C., fire that triggered evacuations
Mounties say a out-of-control wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C., was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in a "tremendously unfortunate" incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clar...
Jul 03, 2025
Eight tornadoes confirmed to have touched down during June 19 ‘outbreak’
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed that all eight "likely" tornadoes reported in Saskatchewan on June 19 did touch down.About a week ago, the weather office confirmed four of t...
Jun 30, 2025