Tag Archives: Weather
'Ghost town': 19,000 out of N.W.T. capital as dangerous wildfire looms
YELLOWKNIFE - More than 19,000 people left Yellowknife in less than 48 hours as one of the largest firefighting mobilizations in the history of the Northwest Territories continued to protect the city ...
Aug 18, 2023
Reaction to wildfires forcing evacuation of Yellowknife, other N.W.T. communities
YELLOWKNIFE - Wildfires have forced the evacuation of the Northwest Territories capital, home to some 20,000 residents, as well as thousands of others from communities to the south. Here are some comm...
Aug 17, 2023
Communities spring into action to help N.W.T. wildfire evacuees
Communities receiving Northwest Territories residents fleeing wildfires are springing into action to help, whether it's offering clothes, camping spaces or pet food. Some 20,000 residents of the capit...
Aug 17, 2023
Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer
YELLOWKNIFE - Thousands of Yellowknife residents joined road convoys and stood with packed bags in snaking lines at the airport Thursday to flee a looming wildfire approaching the capital of the North...
Aug 17, 2023
A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers
VANCOUVER - A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spe...
Aug 16, 2023
B.C. puts fish protection orders in place as heat, drought persists
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia government is putting fish protection orders in place for the Thompson Okanagan region as extreme drought conditions affect river levels and threaten the local sal...
Aug 16, 2023
Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches
YELLOWKNIFE - Some 20,000 residents in the capital of the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave by Friday as wildfire danger in the region intensifies. The evacuation order issued Wednesday...
Aug 16, 2023
Poor air quality across central, northern Sask. as wildfire smoke lingers
A large swath of Saskatchewan is being forced to deal with wildfire smoke coming from the Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta. This has led to special air quality statements being issued for mu...
Aug 15, 2023
A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers
A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spell that bega...
Aug 15, 2023
Poor air quality across central, northern Sask. as wildfire smoke lingers
A large swath of Saskatchewan is being forced to deal with wildfire smoke coming from the Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta.This has led to special air quality statements being issued for mul...
Aug 15, 2023