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This week's Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­forecast includes days of sunshine, temperatures up to 18 C

This week's Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­forecast includes days of sunshine, temperatures up to 18 C

Are you ready for another dose of nearly summery temperatures?
Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes

Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes

Nearly four million Canadians now live in areas where combustible forests are prevalent.
When will the next solar eclipse happen? What to know if you live in Metro Vancouver

When will the next solar eclipse happen? What to know if you live in Metro Vancouver

"A total eclipse is not something that you can ignore."
Find stink bug eggs? B.C. scientists want to hear from you

Find stink bug eggs? B.C. scientists want to hear from you

The province is trying to understand the impact a parasitoid is having on the crop pest population.
Before likely 'ferocious' wildfire season, fire chiefs worry about drop in volunteers

Before likely 'ferocious' wildfire season, fire chiefs worry about drop in volunteers

HALIFAX — As Canada looks ahead to what experts fear could be another devastating wildfire season, fire chiefs say they are worried about the dwindling number of volunteers available to combat the rising threat.
B.C. man rides motorcycle 1,000 km to see total eclipse of sun

B.C. man rides motorcycle 1,000 km to see total eclipse of sun

"It was a very emotional four to five minutes."
Drought, heat raise risk of repeat of last summer's record-breaking wildfires

Drought, heat raise risk of repeat of last summer's record-breaking wildfires

OTTAWA — Persistent drought and months of above-average temperatures have escalated the risk of another record-breaking wildfire season, federal ministers said Wednesday as they warned about the urgent need to address climate change.
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre

B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre

VANCOUVER — The April snow survey from the BC River Forecast Centre shows the lowest snowpack on record in British Columbia.
Russians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border

Russians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border

Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday, calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan.
B.C. snowpack lowest in 50 years

B.C. snowpack lowest in 50 years

The snowpack is averaging 63 per cent of normal across the province as of April 1 — the lowest average since 1970. The data comes as the Ottawa warns of a potentially devastating wildfire season.