Tag Archives: Weather
WATCH: Flash storm hits P.A., surrounding areas
Residents of Prince Albert and nearby areas had to hunker indoors as rain, hail, and high winds came battering down.At around 3:17 p.m. Sunday, Environment Canada issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning ...
Jun 25, 2023
Foreign firefighters fight flames, fatigue and get 'eaten alive' by mosquitoes
MONTREAL - Eighteen-year-old Hunter Sousa from Maine celebrated his high school graduation by hopping in a truck and heading to Nova Scotia to fight the biggest forest fire in the province's history. ...
Jun 23, 2023
Tackling B.C.'s largest ever wildfire means letting some of it burn, province says
Mark Healey, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, says he took a 2 1/2 hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia. "I never s...
Jun 21, 2023
Funnel clouds possible in western Saskatchewan: Environment Canada
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Thursday morning for areas of western Saskatchewan, suggesting funnel clouds could develop in the afternoon.The statement was issued for areas aro...
Jun 15, 2023
Evacuation orders lifted in B.C. and Alberta towns as wildfires recede
Tumbler Ridge resident Joline Couture feared the worst last week when she prepared to pack up and leave under an evacuation order as wildfires loomed outside the small community in British Columbia's ...
Jun 15, 2023
Wildfire smoke having severe effects on people’s physical and mental health
As wildfires continue to blaze in Saskatchewan, lung health is becoming a major concern.Dr. Simon Kapaj is a medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority who has been closely monitori...
Jun 14, 2023
Low pressure system pushes in severe storm watch, pushes out heat
A long bout of hot weather is finally passing in Prince Albert, and smoky skies are clearing up too, just in time for thunderstorms to arrive. Environment Canada has placed Prince Albert under a sever...
Jun 14, 2023
Wildlife unseen casualty as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife.Spring fires, such as...
Jun 14, 2023
Canada will continue to rely on foreign firefighters as wildfires increase: Trudeau
SAGUENAY, Que. - Canada will continue to rely on foreign crews to help fight wildfires in the coming years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, as more reinforcements from abroad were expect...
Jun 14, 2023
Latest wildfire update shows 28 fires in Saskatchewan, largest in North
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said there are no current evacuees in the province because of wildfires but are prepared should that change.In the latest update from the SPSA, 28 wildfire...
Jun 13, 2023