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Rain keeping Fort McMurray fire at bay, as thousands out of homes in Western Canada
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray, Alta., got a watery reprieve from a menacing wildfire Thursday as steady rain fell and water cannons delivered a soaking blast to tinder-...
May 16, 2024
The latest news on wildfires in Canada as thousands forced from homes in the West
Wildfires have forced thousands out of several communities in Western Canada. In Fort Nelson, B.C., about 4,700 people are out of their homes. Roughly 6,600 residents have been evacuated out of parts ...
May 15, 2024
'Day by day': Alberta fire evacuees out until next week, weather to help B.C. crews
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Thousands of residents forced to flee a fierce, wind-whipped wildfire threatening the oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray were told Wednesday they'll likely be out for days and...
May 15, 2024
Wildfire forces out thousands of residents in parts of Fort McMurray, Alta.
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Thousands of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray were ordered out Tuesday as a wildfire threatened the Alberta city, bringing back memories o...
May 14, 2024
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts in northeast Saskatchewan
Wildfire smoke continues to cause poor air quality in parts of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada issued a new round of special air quality alerts on Monday for the areas around Prince Albert National P...
May 13, 2024 A total of 15 wildfires were burning in Saskatchewan as of Monday, bringing smoky conditions along with them.(Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Major geomagnetic storm associated with solar flares hitting all of Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's space weather agency is warning of a "major geomagnetic storm" that is hitting the country and could have severe impacts on power systems and other infrastructure. Space Weather Cana...
May 10, 2024
Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of 'unfamiliar territory' for drought
Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persisten...
May 09, 2024
Rainfall warnings continue in southwest Sask., up to 75 millimetres expected
Rainfall warnings in southwest Saskatchewan remained in effect on Tuesday, with up to 75 millimetres of rain expected in some areas. According to Environment Canada, which first issued the warning on ...
May 07, 2024 Rainfall warnings continued in the southwest on Tuesday. (980 CJME file photo)
Wet weather welcomed at Saskatoon golf course
April showers usually bring May flowers, but that hasn't been the case in Saskatoon this week. All throughout this past week the city has had to deal with rain and even a little bit of snow, as Mother...
May 03, 2024 The manager of The Willows in Saskatoon says he's really happy with the moisture the course is getting, despite the mix of rain and snow. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Instead of May flowers, May flurries for southwestern Saskatchewan
The old saying April showers brings May flowers isn't quite fitting for people in southwest Saskatchewan this year. The first day of May brought a snowfall warning for that corner of the province. Env...
May 01, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
