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BC Wildfire Service says 19 fires burn together to create “largest wildfire in British Columbia’s history”
August 22, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Over 400 firefighters are working to contain the largest wildfire in British Columbia’s history. Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire Service said 19 fires merged in an area west of Quesnel in the Interior, creating a single…
Southern U.S. crop losses from March storm could exceed $1 billion: Aon
April 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA weather system that brought sub-freezing temperatures to South Carolina and Georgia, as well as heavy rains in Peru were among the catastrophes with economic losses exceeding $1 billion in March, Aon plc’s Impact Forecasting unit reported Friday in its…
Volunteers in Manitoba town scramble to halt flooding from nearby river
April 3, 2017 The Canadian PressCARMAN, Man. – The threat of flooding from an ice-choked river has prompted a big southern Manitoba town to declare a state of emergency. Officials in Carman say rising water on the Boyne River is causing flooding and sewer backups…
Spring remains elusive in Atlantic Canada as gusty storm sweeps through
March 23, 2017 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Spring remained elusive in parts of the Maritimes on Thursday after a storm swept through the region, knocking out power and closing schools. The Canso causeway to Cape Breton was closed in the morning as a winter storm…
Rain, snow storms pummel the U.S. West; more wet weather on way
January 20, 2017 Scott Sonner - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSRENO, Nev. – More winter snow and rain pummeled the West on Thursday as the first in a series of expected storms soaked morning commuters in much of California, dumped 18 more inches of snow in the Sierra Nevada and…