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Last year was world’s sixth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:58 pm CST

Reuters — Last year ranked as the sixth-warmest year on record, causing extreme weather events around the world and adding to evidence supporting the globe’s long-term warming, according to an analysis on Thursday by two U.S. government agencies. The data compiled by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]

La Niña likely to continue into spring, U.S. forecaster says

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:43 pm CST

By Reuters

La Niña introduces itself with Prairie cold snap

Jan. 7, 2022 at 9:43 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. tornadoes destroy chickens, tractors, silos

Dec. 13, 2021 at 6:36 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CN again reopens Kamloops-Vancouver corridor

Dec. 6, 2021 at 5:03 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CN rerouting trains, aims to re-open line to Vancouver on weekend

Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:27 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) said Wednesday it was aiming to reopen its track in the crucial Kamloops-to-Vancouver corridor in flood-hit British Columbia this weekend. The Pacific province, trying to rebuild after devastating floods in November, received more rain over the weekend and this week. CN operates one of […]

By Reuters

British Columbia braces for more heavy rain

Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:48 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — British Columbia is facing more heavy rains as the province tries to recover from massive floods and mudslides, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth told reporters on Tuesday. Farnworth said crews were working to shore up dikes and dams, adding some roads would be closed protectively. Flooding […]

By Reuters

B.C. extends fuel restrictions following flooding

Nov. 29, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Reuters — Government officials in British Columbia on Monday extended restrictions on the use of fuel by residents, saying it was needed for emergency vehicles as the region recovers from devastating floods. The order, first issued on Nov. 19, limits vehicles deemed “non-essential” by the government to 30 litres of […]

By Reuters

Some B.C. milk runs resume as roads reopen

Nov. 23, 2021 at 7:20 pm CST

Milk pickups are resuming for some southern British Columbia dairy farmers, days after flooding and landslides caused by a days-long rainstorm cut off vehicle traffic through the region. In the wake of the Nov. 14-16 storm, with trucks unable to reach farms, the B.C. Milk Marketing Board on Nov. 16 […]

By Dave Bedard

CN to reopen to Vancouver Wednesday

Nov. 23, 2021 at 11:32 am CST

Canadian National Railway (CN) says it’s almost set to resume some service to Vancouver, starting early Wednesday. Montreal-based CN said in an emailed statement Tuesday that repair work on damaged sections of its track from Kamloops to Vancouver “progressed well over the weekend” and the line will reopen to “limited […]

By Dave Bedard