Tag Archives: Weather
Flood watch issued in northwest B.C. due to snowmelt induced by high temperatures
VICTORIA - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has upgraded a high streamflow advisory to a flood watch in the northwest of the province due to recent heat accelerating snowmelt. The centre says ...
May 06, 2026
Canada's Alert Ready system to be tested in most provinces today
OTTAWA - Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio...
May 06, 2026
Electricity demand and temperatures hit record levels in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Warm weather across British Columbia has driven electricity demand to the highest level ever seen in May. BC Hydro says residents using fans and air conditioners pushed demand to about 7,6...
May 05, 2026
Decades-old temperature records fall in B.C. as four communities reach record highs
CACHE CREEK - Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records on Sunday as warm weather swept across parts of the province. Among those that broke the daily recor...
Apr 20, 2026
Advocate says end of door-to-door mail delivery will be 'isolating' for seniors
OTTAWA - Seventy-nine-year-old Janet Wees says she writes 400 letters a year and usually gets mail delivered at least two or three times a week. For Wees, Canada Post's plan to end door-to-door mail d...
Apr 19, 2026
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The stu...
Apr 17, 2026
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The stu...
Apr 17, 2026
Maple syrup season closes on a sweet note, despite tumultuous weather
OTTAWA - Maple syrup producers in the Ottawa region say the season has turned out better than expected, despite a rocky start and difficult weather conditions throughout the year. Earl Stanley, owner ...
Apr 11, 2026
Average B.C. snowpack of 92% masks 'strong regional divide,' provincial bulletin says
British Columbia's latest snow survey and water supply bulletin says the provincial average snowpack is sitting at about 92 per cent of what's considered normal, an improvement over the 79 per cent av...
Apr 09, 2026
Environment Canada to use AI in new weather forecasting model
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada will use artificial intelligence to make its weather forecasts more accurate, the federal department said Thursday. It plans to launch a hybrid model thi...
Apr 09, 2026
