Tag Archives: Weather
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
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
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
B.C. heli-ski company suspends service after avalanche that killed three
A heli-ski company in northwestern British Columbia says one of its guides is undergoing surgery in Vancouver after surviving an avalanche on Sunday that killed three skiers, and the company has halte...
Mar 24, 2026
Residents in B.C.'s Fraser Valley 'more hopeful' of escaping flooding after rains
VANCOUVER - Sandbags, dikes, and stacks of giants rocks appear to be doing their job holding back the Chilliwack River from flooding parts of Fraser Valley in British Columbia after days of rain soake...
Mar 20, 2026
Unusual atmospheric river will impact B.C. for days, even after it ends, says expert
VANCOUVER - Emergency officials say residents stranded by an early morning mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C., on Thursday have been safely extracted by helicopter, but a meteorologist warns such slides rema...
Mar 19, 2026
Vancouver closing out first no-snow winter in 43 years. There may be more on the way
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is poised to close out its first official snow-free winter in 43 years, in what environmental researchers say may become a new norm for southwestern British Columbia rather than ...
Mar 19, 2026
Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.'s coast
Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend's home when he surveyed the site of flooding near Ocean Falls, B.C., along the province's central coast. The community is a...
Mar 18, 2026
Atmospheric rivers swamp coastal B.C., creating flood and avalanche risks
VANCOUVER - The latest forecast for southern British Columbia calls for periods of heavy rain into Friday, setting off avalanche risks, flood watches and high streamflow advisories for area waterways....
Mar 17, 2026