Skip to content

Weatherhood B.C.

Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power

Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power

LYNN LAKE — The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community.
Cooler conditions forecast for much of B.C., expected to aid in fire fight

Cooler conditions forecast for much of B.C., expected to aid in fire fight

British Columbia's wildfire service says cool conditions and thunderstorms are in the forecast for much of the province as nearly 90 wildfires actively burn.
'Tremendously unfortunate': Mounties accidentally ignited blaze burning out of control north of Lytton

'Tremendously unfortunate': Mounties accidentally ignited blaze burning out of control north of Lytton

Witness: "It's hard to describe, but it was almost like there was gasoline on the ground or something."
Weak tornado touched down in southwestern Ontario on Monday: researchers

Weak tornado touched down in southwestern Ontario on Monday: researchers

LUCAN, ONTARIO — Severe weather researchers say a weak tornado touched down in a community north of London, Ont., on Monday afternoon. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado in Lucan, Ont., started around 3:20 p.m.
Heat warnings to stretch into Thursday across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I.

Heat warnings to stretch into Thursday across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I.

Heat warnings are forecast to extend into Thursday across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, with temperatures expected to hover around 30 C and feel even hotter when humidity is factored in.
Wildfires in eastern Germany injure firefighters and force evacuations

Wildfires in eastern Germany injure firefighters and force evacuations

BERLIN (AP) — Wildfires eastern Germany have severely injured two firefighters and forced the evacuation of more than 100 residents.
Hurricane Flossie weakens to Category 1 off Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Flossie weakens to Category 1 off Mexico's Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Flossie continued to weaken as a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Fire again threatens Lytton, B.C., one of hundreds of blazes across Canada

Fire again threatens Lytton, B.C., one of hundreds of blazes across Canada

This week marks the fourth anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton, and the community is again under threat, with a nearby out-of-control wildfire setting off evacuation orders and alerts.
Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat wave

Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat wave

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Europe's continuing heat wave on Wednesday helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union presented plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under scorching temperatures.
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region, and two evacuation orders have been issued due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire near Lytton, B.C.