Tag Archives: Weather
B.C. wildfire regions see rain, lightning in forecast as province lifts travel ban
Firefighters in British Columbia's southern Interior continue to battle a number of significant wildfires even as cooler, wetter weather is anticipated in the region.The BC Wildfire Service says 120 w...
Aug 23, 2023
More Sask. firefighters heading to Yellowknife to battle wildfires
The Provincial government is doing what it can to help its neighbours in the Northwest Territories as they battle wildfires that have forced thousands to flee.Last week, a nearby fire forced more than...
Aug 22, 2023
Broaden scope of Canada's weather alert system to account for wildfires, expert urges
OTTAWA - As wildfires rage in western Canada, a communications and broadcasting policy expert says the national weather alerting system should account for a wider range of extreme events. Monica Auer ...
Aug 22, 2023
Crews continue battling N.W.T. wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Crews continued Tuesday to battle wildfires that have forced seven out of every 10 Northwest Territories residents from their homes - or about 30,000 people. Environment and Climate Chan...
Aug 22, 2023
North Battleford residents feel the chill with record-breaking overnight low temperatures
It wasn't the weekend that many in North Battleford expected weather-wise as overnight lows came dangerously close to the freezing mark.According to Environment Canada, the overnight low on Aug. 20 re...
Aug 21, 2023
Wildfire fight switches from defence to offence near capital of Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - Firefighters battling a wildfire near the capital of the Northwest Territories shifted from defence to offence, as the legislative assembly is set to be recalled to consider a law delayi...
Aug 21, 2023
Firefighters take stock of N.W.T. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end
YELLOWKNIFE - Firefighters trying to keep wildfires at bay from the city of Yellowknife took stock of the flames Sunday after cool, damp weather over the weekend gave them a break from the fire burnin...
Aug 20, 2023
'Most of the people are now gone': Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues
YELLOWKNIFE - A wildfire that forced the evacuation of most of Yellowknife remained about 15 kilometres from the capital of the Northwest Territories on Saturday after some help from the weather. Wild...
Aug 19, 2023
A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.
YELLOWKNIFE - Some 20,000 people from Yellowknife and thousands more from other communities in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave due to nearby wildfires. Meanwhile, a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires in the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - Thousands of people have fled the Northwest Territories' capital and some neighbouring communities under the threat of encroaching wildfires. Here are the latest developments (all times ...
Aug 18, 2023