Weather News

VICTORIA — The BC Wildfire Service has announced open fire bans that will prohibit most burning activities in most coastal areas of the province, with exceptions for Haida Gwaii.

Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season "will highlight that you can get too much of a good thin

FERGUS FALLS — Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg.

In remote, rural areas from Alberta to Manitoba, wildfires forced residents from their homes Tuesday, while others remained on edge as flames inched closer to their communities.

A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can protect homes, and save a lot of money.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A wildfire swept through portions of a Civil War-era fort and historical site in southern New Mexico, forcing the evacuations of campgrounds and a horse ranch, authorities said Monday.

SWAN HILLS — An evacuation order has been issued for a town in northern Alberta as a wildfire burns nearby. Officials say a wildfire is burning seven kilometres north of Swan Hills.

CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys.

OLD CROW — An evacuation alert has been issued for three designated zones in Old Crow, Yukon, due to risk of flooding along the Porcupine River. The alert was jointly issued by the Yukon government and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.