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'Flag is up': Calgary warns outdoor water restrictions may be coming
CALGARY - The City of Calgary is warning it may restrict outdoor water use by May 1 if dry conditions keep up. And a big dump of snow in the forecast this week likely won't be enough to change the out...
Mar 19, 2024
Active spring wildfire season may be in store for B.C. as drought persists
VANCOUVER - British Columbia needs a drenching of rain to alleviate the tinder dry conditions that have forecasters worried about the potential for another difficult wildfire season. Cliff Chapman, di...
Mar 18, 2024
Spring to be more noticeable this year, climatologist says
This winter has been nicer than normal, with a late start to the snowfall and warmer-than-normal temperatures. David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, joined E...
Mar 14, 2024 Climatologist David Phillips said spring temperatures will probably stay around the seasonal norms this year. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan farmers look back on not-so-snowy winter
After an anything-but-normal winter, Saskatchewan farmers are beginning to look at what comes next. The latest runoff report from the Water Security Agency says some parts of the province are expected...
Mar 13, 2024 "We are a lot better off with an April rain than we are with a whole bunch of snow, but we do need snow for runoff," Ian Boxall said. (Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation/Twitter)
Western Canada's cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages
VANCOUVER - Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to a damage bill that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is more than $180 million. The bure...
Mar 11, 2024
Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Resc...
Mar 11, 2024
Lingering winter storm to dump more snow in N.L. today, high winds also expected
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A lingering storm system that dumped heavy amounts of snow on eastern Newfoundland over a two-day period gradually tapered off on Saturday. The region's residents began digging out ...
Mar 09, 2024
Yukon sees record snowpack in one region but flood risks low for most of territory
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says snowpack levels in one region have reached a record high, but flood risks this spring should stay low across most of the territory. Yukon's Water Resources Branc...
Mar 08, 2024
Light snow and positive temps in Saskatchewan's forecast this week
A little bit of snow is expected to fall around Saskatchewan this week, but weekend temperatures are starting to look up again. Natalie Hasell, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said snow for t...
Mar 05, 2024 Ricky Beninsig likely won't have to shovel as much this week as he did during the weekend's big storm. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold warnings end in Saskatoon, west-central Sask.
Extreme cold followed a major winter storm into Saskatchewan. Warnings from Environment Canada were in effect Tuesday morning for Saskatoon and west-central Saskatchewan, including the areas around th...
Mar 05, 2024 The extreme cold temperatures are expected to moderate on Tuesday morning, Environment Canada said. (650 CKOM file photo)
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