Tag Archives: Weather
Evacuation alerts lifted as flood risk recedes across B.C.'s South Coast
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Pemberton resident Dean Matt's anxiety has waxed and waned this week with the levels of the swollen Lillooet River on B.C.'s South Coast. Matt, owner of a roofing...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow
VANCOUVER - All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare. Grouse Mountain ...
Feb 01, 2024
Flood concerns persist, but evacuation order downgraded in Pemberton, B.C.
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Dusty McKinnon says driving through floodwaters in Pemberton, B.C., reminded him of fording rivers in Costa Rica, as water surged over the hood of his truck. A we...
Jan 31, 2024
Weather records fall like dominoes as warm air blankets Sask.
The warm, Pacific air blowing into Saskatchewan is breaking temperature records all over the province.According to Environment Canada, 23 communities set new record highs for Jan. 30 on Tuesday, thank...
Jan 31, 2024
Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Heavy rain and record-breaking warmth in southwestern British Columbia this week brought back some bad memories for Abbotsford dairy farmer Matt Dykshoorn. The unseasonable warm spe...
Jan 30, 2024
B.C. River Forecast Centre issues flood warning for Squamish River and tributaries
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre issued an upgrade flood warning for the Squamish River and tributaries including the Cheakamus River on Monday, as another torrent of heavy rain wa...
Jan 29, 2024
Atmospheric rivers swamp B.C. coast, melting snow and triggering flood advisories
VANCOUVER - Rainfall and flood advisories remain in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky region as balmy weather brings a series of rainstorms to British Columbia's South Coast, melt...
Jan 27, 2024
Warm spell set to hit Saskatchewan, temperatures above zero expected
You may be able to put your winter jacket away for at least a couple of days.Just a couple of weeks since Saskatchewan was put under an extreme cold warning, temperatures are expected to creep above z...
Jan 25, 2024
As Ottawa warms up, Rideau Canal to close for skaters just four days after opening
Ottawa's Rideau Canal is set to close for skating at 10 p.m. this evening, just four days after a section of the skateway was first opened for the season. The National Capital Commission says on its w...
Jan 24, 2024
Extreme cold mostly over in Canada except in northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is the only part of the country still under an extreme cold warning, about a week after Western Canada was gripped by bitter cold and biting winds. Environment Canada says wind chill ...
Jan 20, 2024