Some relief for B.C., but sweltering heat to continue in southern Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic
August 12, 2025
Sweltering heat is expected to continue in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces today, but relief is on the way for some.
A multi-day heat wave should end today in southern British Columbia, where warnings covered most of Vancouver Island and stretched into North Thompson and South Okanagan.
Unpublished Newswire
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says the federal government needs to do more to fight Canada’s devastating forest fires.Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Ottawa, the Alberta MP accused Ottawa of “inaction” on wildfires. She also blamed that lack of action for new measures restricting activities in the forests of two provinces — even though those bans were imposed by the provinces themselves.
August 13, 2025 - 18:26 | Nick Murray | The Globe and Mail
A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has shown some of the most severe levels of fire behaviour, a display that is “unusual” for the region, the British Columbia Wildfire Service said.An update posted by the service said the blaze, located about 12 kilometres south of Port Alberni, has been burning at rank four and five on a six-point scale.
August 13, 2025 - 18:09 | Brenna Owen | The Globe and Mail
The nine-month-old brothers are Scottish Highland cattle, with long, woolly, reddish coats and fringe over their eyes.
August 13, 2025 - 18:00 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
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