Category: Canada weather

Extreme Cold Warning Issued for Parts of Ontario, Quebec

After several provinces underwent chilly overnight temperatures on Jan. 10, extreme cold warnings affecting parts of Ontario and Quebec continued to be in effect on Jan. 11. The extreme cold alerts, issued by Environment Canada, affect parts of northern Ontario, northern and southern Quebec, as well as New Brunswick and Labrador. On the morning of…


Warmer Than Normal Fall Expected Across Much of the Country

TORONTO—Don’t store away those cutoffs and sandals just yet; The Weather Network says there are still warm days to come this year. The network says in its fall forecast that much of Canada can expect some spells of warm temperatures in the next month or so, mixed in with the wide swings in weather the…


‘Boom, They Were Gone:’ Alberta Trainers Mourn Loss of Two Horses Struck by Lightning

SUNDRE, Alta.—A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his partner, Lisa Blanchart, died July 2, when a severe storm rolled in west of Sundre. High winds and 100 millimetres of…


Fires in Western Canada Creating Own Weather Systems, Experts Say

VANCOUVER—A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the United States Naval Research Laboratory, said the phenomenon is known as a pyrocumulonimbus firestorm and has been tracked this year in British Columbia, Saskatchewan Alberta, Manitoba and…


New B.C. Wildfire Forces Evacuations in South Okanagan as Some Heat Warnings Resume

A new wildfire in British Columbia has forced the evacuation of nearly 80 properties, while residents of hundreds more homes around the south Okanagan lakeside community of Okanagan Falls have been ordered to be ready to go on short notice. The BC Wildfire Service says flames in the hills on the southeast side of Skaha…


Investigation Into Possible Tornado That Damaged Buildings in Northern B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C.—Environment Canada is investigating the possibility that a tornado swept through the Fort St. John area in northern B.C. Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the powerful system started above the wildfires in the Interior last week, on the same day much of the town of Lytton was destroyed by a fire. Lundquist says…


Temperature in Lytton, B.C., breaks all time Canadian high set in 1937

VANCOUVER—The temperature in a village in British Columbia’s southern Interior reached a scorching 46.1 C Sunday afternoon, marking a new all-time high recorded in Canada. The reading from Environment Canada in Lytton showed the mercury surpassed the previous record of 45 C set in Saskatchewan in 1937. A heat warning is in effect for most…


Record Heat Now Due From B.C., to Alberta, Parts of Yukon and Northwest Territories

VANCOUVER—Environment Canada has extended heat warnings to cover all but the western edge of British Columbia, and the sizzling conditions are also forecast for the entire northern half of Alberta and parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Temperatures into the 40s are expected for many parts of B.C., as the weather office says an…


Mild Spring With Some Wintry Blasts Predicted for Most of Canada: Weather Network

Canadians across the country can look forward to a mild spring peppered with the odd winter flashback throughout the first part of the season, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster. Chris Scott, chief meteorologist with The Weather Network, said Canadians can count on some sunny days to put a bounce in their step…