Sarah Mills: Western separatists should consider forming their own party
Western separation is coming up once again in the wake of Mark Carney's election win, but Sarah Mills says those in favo...
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Groundhog Day: Canada's famous furry forecasters predict early spring
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents appeared to reach a consensus on Groundhog Day, as furry forecasters spanning three provinces predicted an early spring. Ontario's Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia's...
Feb 02, 2024
B.C.'s dramatic temperature swings put stress on bees and cattle
VANCOUVER - Recent wild temperature swings in British Columbia have raised concerns about the impact on some local animals' health, and potentially their survival. Temperatures in the Fraser Valley ci...
Feb 02, 2024
Evacuation alerts lifted as flood risk recedes across B.C.'s South Coast
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Pemberton resident Dean Matt's anxiety has waxed and waned this week with the levels of the swollen Lillooet River on B.C.'s South Coast. Matt, owner of a roofing...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow
VANCOUVER - All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare. Grouse Mountain ...
Feb 01, 2024
Frost Festival seeing great attendance despite some melting
A week of icy activities at the Frost Festival is starting to thaw in the mild temperatures. Jennifer Johnson, Regina's deputy city manager of communications, Service Regina and tourism, said despite ...
Feb 01, 2024 A worker carves an ice sculpture at the REAL District in advance of the Frost Regina festival. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Alberta government opens water-sharing talks with large users amid worsening drought
EDMONTON - Lance Colby saw what was coming. The Alberta government said Wednesday it would open talks on water-sharing between large users as the province's drought situation worsens. But Colby, chair...
Jan 31, 2024
Flood concerns persist, but evacuation order downgraded in Pemberton, B.C.
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Dusty McKinnon says driving through floodwaters in Pemberton, B.C., reminded him of fording rivers in Costa Rica, as water surged over the hood of his truck. A we...
Jan 31, 2024
Weather records fall like dominoes as warm air blankets Sask.
The warm, Pacific air blowing into Saskatchewan is breaking temperature records all over the province. According to Environment Canada, 23 communities set new record highs for Jan. 30 on Tuesday, than...
Jan 31, 2024
Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Heavy rain and record-breaking warmth in southwestern British Columbia this week brought back some bad memories for Abbotsford dairy farmer Matt Dykshoorn. The unseasonable warm spe...
Jan 30, 2024
Big melt: Sask. sees record-breaking warmth to end January
January started with hardly any snow, and with the way things are going, the month could end the same way. Snow is quickly disappearing from hills and snow forts are shrinking as the mercury continues...
Jan 30, 2024
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As we mark 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, do we honour our veterans enough? From Holocaust denial to farmers and ...