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Cold Front to Bring Relief in Central Canada, but Heat Wave Continues on Coasts

July 7, 2023
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A cold front passing through Ontario is expected to offer relief today after a multi-day heat wave, but the hot and humid weather is forecasted to linger over Quebec through the weekend. Environment Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder says the cold front is expected to cause a return to near normal temperatures in the coming days….

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Wildfire Smoke, Heat Warnings up for Many Parts of Canada’s North: Environment Canada

July 9, 2022
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Several parts of Northern Canada are enveloped in smoke from wildfires along with unusually high seasonal temperatures. Yukon has seen a huge leap in the number of blazes with just over 846 square kilometres of land scorched this year, while heat warnings and air quality statements are in effect in the Northwest Territories and part…

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

July 12, 2021
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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…

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

June 25, 2021
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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…

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