A strong ridge of high pressure sitting over the western portion of Canada and the U.S. has prompted heat warnings as dangerously hot temperatures persist.
In Alberta, 14 locations set new daily maximum temperature records on Monday, including some that had been in place since the 1930s – and the hottest days are still to come.
This ridge is slow-moving as the clockwise-circulating high pressure system in the ridge remains anchored by counter-clockwise rotating low pressure systems east and west of it. Wildfire smoke from active fires also prompted some air quality advisories as particulate is sitting over northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Construction work on the Yellowhead started in 2019, but the pylons are still up in 2024. It's just one of many major infrastructure projects underway in Edmonton right now.After a cool spring, the summer heat is finally here in full force. Environment and Climate Change Canada has declared a heat warning for southern Alberta.
To celebrate its fourth anniversary in Surrey, the Guru Nanak Food Bank set itself a lofty goal: collect so many food donations, it would break a record.Heat is expected to persist in B.C. through the start of the week after some parts of the province saw record-breaking temperatures over the weekend.B.C. ship and dock foremen ordered to rescind strike notice
A lengthy 93 long years after it first hit the track, CPKC's 2816 locomotive known "The Empress" has embarked on its "Final Spike Tour."The LCBO says it has scrapped a plan to temporarily reopen five stores to allow bar and restaurant owners to buy alcohol amid the ongoing strike after the Crown corporation said the union threatened to picket at these locations.
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