Close X
Saturday, November 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

Unseasonable heat returns to B.C., Prairies

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Jul, 2021 09:44 AM
  • Unseasonable heat returns to B.C., Prairies

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings and special weather statements as unseasonable temperatures return to parts of British Columbia and the Prairies.

Heat warnings call for temperatures in the low to mid-30s for southern Alberta and southwestern Manitoba and nudging to 40 C in areas of southern Saskatchewan, before easing slightly later in the week.

Special weather statements are posted across most of southern B.C. and Vancouver Island, but Environment Canada says they could be upgraded to warnings as conditions peak between Wednesday and Saturday.

Heat in the mid- to high-30s is expected with the highest temperatures slated for Thompson-Okanagan, the southern Kootenays and Fraser Canyon — all areas where aggressive wildfires continue to burn.

Forecasters say conditions will not be as hot as late June, when temperature records shattered across Western Canada and the B.C. coroner determined sweltering conditions caused hundreds of deaths.

Wildfire smoke has also led to air quality advisories for most of southern B.C., southwestern Alberta and a large part of Manitoba, prompting a warning for seniors, young children and anyone with heart or lung conditions to avoid exposure.

MORE National ARTICLES

BC declares state of emergency due to wildfires

BC declares state of emergency due to wildfires
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says he received a briefing last night showing winds and weather that could lead to an increase in evacuations.

BC declares state of emergency due to wildfires

Most evacuations lift near B.C. crane collapse

Most evacuations lift near B.C. crane collapse
Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in Kelowna, B.C., as crews have dismantled what remained of a crane that collapsed, killing five people.

Most evacuations lift near B.C. crane collapse

Travellers should prove vaccination: poll

Travellers should prove vaccination: poll
The poll suggests 48 per cent of Canadians support the total reopening of the Canada-U.S. border at the end of August, including to tourists, while 52 per cent say they oppose the reopening.

Travellers should prove vaccination: poll

North and south: U.S. has two borders to consider

North and south: U.S. has two borders to consider
The southern border represents a much larger political challenge in the U.S. than the northern one, and some in the Biden administration reportedly fear blowback if one opens before the other.

North and south: U.S. has two borders to consider

Feds add $1.4 billion to climate change fund

Feds add $1.4 billion to climate change fund
Speaking to reporters in Toronto Tuesday, McKenna says the funding will support communities in conducting projects to face the risks of wildfires and floods, rehabilitate storm water systems and restore wetlands and shorelines.

Feds add $1.4 billion to climate change fund

Feds face parliamentary grilling over tax changes

Feds face parliamentary grilling over tax changes
Parliament's legal expert says the Liberal government waded into uncharted territory when it decided to delay enacting tax rule changes on the sale of small businesses between family members.

Feds face parliamentary grilling over tax changes