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Wildfire smoke shapes weather patterns, and not for the better
This story was first published on RealAgriculture.com on June 13, 2025. Persistent wildfire smoke is not only reducing visibility and air quality, but it's also reshaping Western Canada's summer weath...
Jun 16, 2025 "The weather pattern is getting locked into what it wants to do for the rest of summer… we’re going to get this perpetual flow of smoke." (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
Alerts lifted as favourable weather helps B.C. wildfire fight
SQUAMISH - Rain in northern British Columbia and cooler weather in the south brought relief for residents living near wildfires with the lifting of evacuation alerts. The remaining evacuation alerts r...
Jun 16, 2025
Wildfire near Squamish being held, no longer burning out of control
Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C., which forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park and triggered a local state of emergency earlier this week, is now classified as bein...
Jun 14, 2025
Warmer than normal summer predicted across Canada, uncertain precipitation levels
Canada is expected to see a warmer-than-usual summer with uncertain precipitation levels in most provinces, based on Environment and Climate Change Canada's summer forecast. Jennifer Smith, a warning ...
Jun 10, 2025
Cooler weather and light rain helping some provinces in battle against wildfires
PRINCE ALBERT - The Saskatchewan government is boosting support it's giving to wildfire evacuees, while officials say light rain and cooler temperatures this weekend could help keep some of the provin...
Jun 07, 2025
Rain expected to hit wildfires in northern Sask. this weekend
With wildfires tearing through northern Saskatchewan, some hope is on the horizon in the form of much-needed rain. David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, said there is rain in t...
Jun 05, 2025 While rain is in the forecast for the days ahead, senior climatologist David Phillips said it probably won't be enough to extinguish the wildfires burning in Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
Wildfire-hit areas in Saskatchewan, Manitoba not expected to get much rain
Officials in Manitoba and Saskatchewan say areas affected by wildfires aren't expected to see much relief in the weather forecast in the coming days. More than 30,000 people in those provinces have be...
Jun 04, 2025 A Buckland Fire and Rescue tanker truck is shown on a highway after being deployed to La Ronge, Sask., in a Monday, June 2, 2025, handout photo published to social media. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook/Buckland Fire and Rescue
Saskatoon spray pads open ahead of schedule due to warm weather
Kids in Saskatoon can get a break from the heat a day earlier than planned this year. The City of Saskatoon said in a news release this week that warm weather in recent days means all 23 button-activa...
May 31, 2025 Families stay cool at the spray pad at River Landing. (650 CKOM file photo)
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...
May 30, 2025 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
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