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Heat warnings cover Alberta, with air quality advisories across the north due to thick smoke from over 160 active fires in the province and additional fires in B.C.

Record-breaking heat persists in Alberta, fuels wildfire activity - The Weather Network More heat records are about to be broken in Alberta on Monday

Hundreds of fires are burning across B.C. as a potent heat wave continues.

320 active blazes were burning throughout the province as of Monday morning.

Unrelenting heat holds tightly to B.C., fuelling dangerous wildfires - The Weather Network Hundreds of fires are burning across B.C. as a potent heat wave continues across the province

A new invasive species of fish has recently been detected in Ontario.

'Very aggressive competitors': New invasive fish detected in Ontario - The Weather Network Eurasian ruffe is a member of the perch family

Extremely dangerous fire conditions will continue to hold on for the next couple of days as high heat and dry air sits over B.C. Occasional bouts of thunderstorms are also expected to develop across the region on Monday.

Unrelenting heat holds tightly to B.C., fuelling dangerous wildfires - The Weather Network Hundreds of fires are burning across B.C. as a potent heat wave continues across the province

A disturbance from northern British Columbia will give way to a thunderstorm risk across western Alberta on Monday. This will also bring cause for concern over lightning igniting new wildfires in the province.

Record-breaking heat persists in Alberta, fuels wildfire activity - The Weather Network More heat records are about to be broken in Alberta on Monday

The District of Wells in British Columbia has issued an immediate evacuation order due to the Antler Creek wildfire. Thousands more remain under evacuation alerts.

District of Wells under evacuation order as B.C. heat wave fans wildfires - The Weather Network Evacuation order for the entire District of Wells was issued at 2:45 p.m., and is in immediate effect

Researchers from the Northern Hail Project are in Alberta to study the predicted increase in frequency and severity of hailstorms. The group predicts Edmonton could see an increase in severe hail events in the coming years due to climate change.

Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms - The Weather Network Hailstorms will become more frequent, severe due to climate change, group predicts

More than 2,000 people are preparing to evacuate at a moment's notice in the southern half of B.C., as persistent hot and dry conditions continue to challenge firefighters.

Thousands remain on evacuation alert in B.C. due to wildfires - The Weather Network Fires continue to burn near Ashcroft, west of Kamloops; Hwy 6 closed near Silverton in the Kootenays

A historic stretch of heat continues across Alberta as a powerful ridge of high pressure exerts its influence over Western Canada.

Parts of the province are also dealing with dangerous air quality from wildfires burning throughout the region.

Calgary, Edmonton in the midst of longest heat wave in decades - The Weather Network It’s been more than a century since Calgary has seen such a long spell of hot temperatures

Wildfire season is growing more dangerous by the hour as an unrelenting heat wave remains locked in place over Western Canada.

More than 320 active blazes were burning throughout the province as of Sunday morning.

Extremely dangerous fire conditions will persist for the next couple of days as high heat, dry air, and occasional bouts of thunderstorms develop across the region.

Unwavering heat continues to fuel major wildfires across British Columbia - The Weather Network Hundreds of fires are burning across B.C. as a heat wave continues across the province

Hundreds of fires continue to burn around British Columbia as an unrelenting heat wave persists this weekend.

Unrelenting heat fuelling major wildfires across British Columbia - The Weather Network Hundreds of fires are burning across B.C. as a heat wave continues across the province

A historic heat wave continues Sunday across Alberta as Calgary is on track to break a century-old temperature record.

Calgary, Edmonton in the midst of longest heat wave in decades - The Weather Network It’s been more than a century since Calgary has seen such a long spell of hot temperatures

: Extreme heat events can claim more lives than tornadoes and flash floods combined.

Why extreme heat is one of the world’s deadliest weather disasters - The Weather Network Tornadoes and flash floods are eye-catching disasters, but extreme heat can silently claim more lives than most other severe weather events combined.

The evacuation of Labrador City is being partially lifted.

The wildfire threatening the community is not entirely out, but it is now considered under control.

The evacuation order, issued over a week ago, uprooted almost 10,000 people from the community, sending many on the 500 kilometre trek to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Labrador City evacuation partially lifted, fire bans lifted - The Weather Network Fire ban lifted for Newfoundland, still in place for Labrador

New Brunswick researchers are getting concerned about the effect of heat waves on seabird populations as warmer water temperatures are limiting food supply.

Warming waters cause concern for Atlantic puffins, other seabirds - The Weather Network N.B. researcher, Birds Canada director sound alarm on water temperatures limiting food supply

Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year if you’re a warm-weather lover in southern Ontario. The last two weeks of July feature the region’s warmest average temperatures of the entire year.
But will the toastiest stretch of the year live up to its full potential this time around?

Welcome to Ontario’s warmest days of the year. Will they live up to history? - The Weather Network This is the climatological peak of summer across southern Ontario. But will the weather act like it?

Conditions are worsening for wildfires across Western Canada, with the threat to rapidly grow, and spark new fires over the coming days. The combination of an extended heat wave, extremely dry conditions, as well as dry lightning without rain, have all caused many new fires to ignite this week. Poor air quality from the wildfire smoke will likely impact Ontario and parts of the U.S.

Wildfires rage across Western Canada, smoke pollution sweeps into Ontario, U.S. - The Weather Network Lightning and dry conditions have already caused many new wildfires to ignite in B.C. and Alberta, and things are expected to deteriorate in the...

Lightning and dry conditions have already caused many new wildfires to ignite in B.C. and Alberta, and things are expected to deteriorate in the coming days.

Wildfires worsen across Western Canada, smoke issues spread into Ontario, U.S. - The Weather Network Lightning and dry conditions have already caused many new wildfires to ignite in B.C. and Alberta, but conditions are expected to worsen in the...

Get ready for a celestial show! 🌕 July's Full Buck Moon will light up the night sky this weekend. 🌌

Look up! The Full Buck Moon lights up the night sky this weekend - The Weather Network "The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Friday evening through Monday morning, making this a full Moon weekend,"...

Meteors can streak through our skies day or night, but it's exceedingly rare for a daytime meteor to be this bright and to be captured on camera!

Rare daytime fireball spotted over New York, New Jersey - The Weather Network Meteors can streak through our skies day or night, but its exceedingly rare for a daytime meteor to be this bright and to be captured on camera!

More than 250 fires are burning in B.C. with officials warning of a "challenging 72 hours" ahead.

Evacuations ordered as B.C. wildfires grow - The Weather Network More than 250 fires burning in B.C., lightning expected in some areas through Friday