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Severe thunderstorms possible Friday in Regina, southern Sask.
Keep an eye on the sky this afternoon - Environment Canada says severe thunderstorms are possible in Regina and much of southern Saskatchewan. "Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe ...
Jun 21, 2024 Environment Canada says it's tracking a thunderstorm moving across Saskatchewan on Friday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Wet weather affecting more youth sports games than normal
Summer has officially rolled into Saskatchewan, and with that, many hope the wet and cool weather is on its way out. Those in youth sports are feeling the effects of the rain, heavy winds and cool tem...
Jun 20, 2024
Seeding 'virtually complete,' but wet weather causes issues for Sask. farmers
Seeding is "virtually complete" across Saskatchewan, but excess moisture after the wet spring is causing issues for some producers. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report, which...
Jun 20, 2024
Summer officially hits the prairies with warm weather on horizon
It doesn't feel like it, but summer has officially arrived in Saskatchewan. It's been a wet and miserable spring for many. David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Cana...
Jun 20, 2024
'It's just inescapable': Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms
TORONTO - In Beatrice Schneider's seventh grade classroom in Toronto, there are two fans in opposite corners of the room. One of them is broken. When temperatures soar - as they have this week while m...
Jun 20, 2024
'Just let the rain keep coming, we need more,' say Sask. farmers
It's been raining cats and dogs in parts of Saskatchewan for the last couple of weeks, and farmers are loving it. Canada's Farm Show was in Regina this week, and it brought farmers from all over the p...
Jun 19, 2024 Farmers said the rain is helping their crops grow after years of dry conditions.(Kaleb Sebastian / 980 CJME)
Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday in Regina, southern Sask.
Severe thunderstorms could hit southern parts of the province on Wednesday afternoon. Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches for Regina and large parts of southern Saskatchewan just aft...
Jun 19, 2024 The severe thunderstorm watches were issued just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Extreme heat deaths higher among seniors and in cities with more renters, study says
TORONTO - Deaths in Canada's 12 most populous cities go up during extreme heat waves and people aged 65 and older are at higher risk than those who are younger, says a Statistics Canada report release...
Jun 19, 2024
Environment Canada says extreme heat continuing in Ontario and Quebec
MONTREAL - An oppressive heat wave continued to blanket central and southern Ontario, southern Quebec and much of the Maritimes on Wednesday, with daytime highs hitting 30 C to 35 C - above 40 C with ...
Jun 19, 2024
Heat wave or heat dome? Weather experts don't agree on the definitions
MONTREAL - There's no doubt the weather across much of Eastern Canada this week is very, very hot. But is the region experiencing a heat wave or a heat dome, and what is the difference between the two...
Jun 18, 2024
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