After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters got a slight break with calmer weather but cast a wary eye on a forecast for yet more wind. Should that happen, already burned homes and valleys could…
The last time Lindsay Rupp saw her Los Angeles home, as flames from the devastating wildfires burning across the county quickly approached, her Brentwood neighbourhood looked like a war zone. The Canadian-born mother of two, who has lived in California for over 20 years, had returned Wednesday morning to grab “anything I saw that I…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As a catastrophic wildfire situation continued to unfold in Los Angeles on Thursday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced her province is preparing to help with the natural disaster. “We are preparing to deploy incident command team support to California, as well as additional wildfire-fighting resources, including water…
Firefighters battled to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area early Thursday that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. Ferocious winds that drove the flames and led to chaotic evacuations have calmed somewhat and were not…
A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations. The immense…
With holiday travel in full swing and families eager to gather, the weather will play a crucial role in shaping Christmas plans across Canada. Global News meteorologist Ross Hull says Canadians can expect a varied Christmas this year, with some areas seeing fresh snow, others rain-soaked streets, and some even experiencing a milder, snow-free holiday….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size High winds are again hitting the coast of British Columbia, as gusts surpassing 100 km/h have been reported at several outlying islands. The continuing stormy weather comes as police say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second victim killed in a mudslide in the Sea…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP and the Village of Lions Bay are both confirming search crews have recovered the body of the second person who went missing after their home was swept away by a landslide. In a letter to the community, Lions Bay mayor Ken Berry says the remains of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of B.C.’s most popular provincial parks remains closed nearly two months after it was hammered by a powerful storm. The atmospheric river that struck B.C.’s South Coast in mid-October claimed four lives and led to extensive damage on the North Shore, the Tri-Cities and in Golden…
The first big snowfall of the season blanketed parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan during the hectic U.S. holiday travel and shopping weekend, with numbing cold and heavy snow forecast to persist through the early part of the week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions. The snow storm led…
