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Crews brace for more hot, dry temperatures in fight against Prairie wildfires
Crews will face hot, dry conditions with the odd chance of rain today as they try to put down wildfires that have forced thousands out of their homes from Alberta to Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Manitob...
9h ago Jennifer Chretien and her husband Rob Burroughs sit with their dogs Taco and Gunner on their truck outside of a reception centre for evacuees of the wildfires in northern Manitoba at the Century Arena in Winnipeg, Thursday, May 29, 2025. The couple drove from Flin Flon as evacuations were ordered, and will be spending the night at the community centre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom: Weather Network
Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season "will ...
May 28, 2025 An illustration provided by The Weather Network shows the 2025 summer forecast. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-The Weather Network
Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast
HALIFAX - As the Atlantic hurricane season is about to start, a senior Environment Canada meteorologist says experts are predicting another active year for tropical storms. But Bob Robichaud at the Ca...
May 23, 2025
More rain to hit parts of Sask., with warmer temperatures ahead: Environment Canada
More cloudy and rainy weather is expected in much of Saskatchewan early this week. Environment Canada said rain is expected on Tuesday, Tuesday night and Wednesday in Regina. In Saskatoon, the weather...
May 20, 2025 Environment Canada is forecasting rain on Tuesday and Wednesday in Regina. In Saskatoon, it is calling for rain on Tuesday, and a chance of more rainfall on Wednesday. (980 CJME file photo)
Tornado confirmed near Maple Creek on Saturday
Environment and Climate Change Canada has confirmed a minor tornado near Maple Creek on Saturday. The preliminarily rated EF0 tornado touched down about 20 kilometres south of Maple Creek at approxima...
May 20, 2025 The tornado was near Fort Walsh. (Courtesy of Dre Erwin Photography)
May long weekend forecast dry and calm for most of Saskatchewan
The May long weekend is shaping up to be a bit cooler than normal, but fairly sunny across most of Saskatchewan. A rainfall warning in the southeast corner of the province is expected to be lifted on ...
May 16, 2025 Environment Canada’s Dave Carlsen said the long weekend weather will be “good for camping, good for sitting by a fire… good for just hanging out and enjoying one another's company.” (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Inuit village in Quebec's Far North facing 'severe' water distribution challenges
MONTREAL - Officials in Quebec's Nunavik region are raising the alarm over water shortages in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq, where a frozen pipe and persistent blizzards have left residents withou...
May 14, 2025
B.C.'s low snowpack, melt signal drought, raising concern for hydro power
VANCOUVER - Drier, warmer weather in much of British Columbia last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer, the province's latest snowpack and water ...
May 12, 2025
A 128-year-old heat record was broken in Saskatchewan on Saturday
It was a hot weekend in Saskatchewan, with weather records falling like dominoes around the province. According to Stephen Berg, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, 14 communit...
May 05, 2025 A number of Saskatchewan communities set heat records over the weekend as a low-pressure system brought a rush of warm air into the province. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Four record highs broken in Saskatchewan on Sunday
By Shawn Slaght Four weather records were set in the province on Sunday as a heatwave passed across Saskatchewan over the weekend. Coronach set a record high of 30.5 C, breaking the previous record of...
May 05, 2025 Four record highs were set in the province on Sunday. (Discover Moose Jaw)
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