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Evan Bray Show: Sask. entering longest cold snap of winter, climatologist says
Saskatchewan entering in a long-haul deep freeze. Environment Canada's extreme cold warnings stretched across much of the province on Monday, including Regina and Saskatoon. Environment and Climate Ch...
Feb 10, 2025 "I look ahead and see the days are getting longer, and the sun's higher in the sky, but it is just bone-chilling cold," said climatologist David Phillips. (980 CJME file photo)
Extreme cold to last at least another week in Sask.: Environment Canada
The extreme cold in Saskatchewan isn't going away any time soon. On Sunday, Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning for most of Saskatchewan, including the province's largest cities. Read Mo...
Feb 10, 2025 The South Saskatchewan River weir during a period of extreme cold. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold eases in southern Sask., but snow is on the way
The extreme cold snap is ending in southern Saskatchewan, but now it's time to get the shovels out. Environment Canada meteorologist James Colangelo said the weather service expects to issue snowfall ...
Feb 04, 2025 Regina is expected to get the worst of the snowfall, with 10 to 20 centimetres of snow expected by Thursday morning. (vk_studio/Depositphotos.com)
Extreme cold warnings continue across central, southern Saskatchewan
The cold snap being felt in central and southern Saskatchewan is expected to persist until the middle of the week. Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada continued to blanket the southern half ...
Feb 03, 2025 The extreme cold temperatures are expected to moderate by the middle of the week in most areas. (650 CKOM file photo)
Groundhog Day 2025: Willie, Fred and Sam at odds over spring's arrival
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring's arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario's Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people t...
Feb 02, 2025 Shubenacadie Sam exits her burrow at a Groundhog Day event at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Sam saw her shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
Travellers warned about blowing snow on Saskatchewan roads
The mild January weather streak in Saskatchewan is ending with a blast. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a number of blowing snow advisories on Friday for much of the south-central ...
Jan 31, 2025 Blowing snow was making travel difficult on many Saskatchewan roads on Friday. (OlafNaami / Depositphotos.com)
Snow squalls bring whiteout conditions to Saskatchewan roads
The RCMP is warning drivers about treacherous conditions on highways in several parts of Saskatchewan. According to the Mounties, the police force has received "multiple reports of rollovers" on Highw...
Jan 24, 2025 Travel was not recommended on a number of roads across the province Friday afternoon. (Highway Hotline/Submitted)
Mass of Arctic air invades parts of Canada, sends mercury plunging
FREDERICTON - A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Env...
Jan 20, 2025 Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Environment Canada, says winds circulating from west to east cause Arctic air to occasionally invade the southern latitudes for a few days before retreating north. (The Canadian Press)
School buses cancelled as extreme cold warnings stretch across Sask.
Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada covered almost all of Saskatchewan on Monday morning, prompting school bus cancellations in Saskatoon and Regina. "Wind chill values near -45 are expected...
Jan 20, 2025 Several school divisions in Regina and Saskatoon have cancelled bus service on Monday due to the extreme cold. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Extreme cold warnings in effect across Prairies, parts of Ontario and Quebec
Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the Prairies and parts of Ontario and Quebec on Saturday morning as arctic air poured south. The national weather agency said the cold snap ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
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