If you just look at the highs and lows in the forecast, you d think we re getting a bit of a break from the cold spell today and Thursday before cooling again Friday. Unfortunately, the wind will be an issue and should cancel out all of that temperature climb.
A new report says Canada exceeded $3.1 billion in insured damage from severe weather in 2023. According to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), it s the second year in a row that Canada exceeded the $3-billion mark in insured damage from natural catastrophes or bad weather events.
Officials in the Northwest Territories say recent rainfall has provided some relief against wildfires in the area, however high temperatures and strong winds forecasted for next week could worsen the blaze.
This month marks the three-year anniversary of the Chuckegg Creek wildfire, a devastating blaze that burned over 350,000 hectares in northern Alberta. What…