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More evacuation orders to lift in parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba following wildfires

More evacuation orders to lift in parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba following wildfires

LYNN LAKE — Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will start making the trek home in the coming days as officials in the provinces continue to lift evacuation orders.
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Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead

Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.
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Residents who fled wildfire in central Newfoundland can return home

Residents who fled wildfire in central Newfoundland can return home

ST. JOHN'S — About 700 people who were forced to flee their homes in central Newfoundland because of a wildfire were cleared to go home on Friday. The decision to lift the evacuation order for Badger, N.L.
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Wildfire of note downgraded in B.C., remains burning out of control

Wildfire of note downgraded in B.C., remains burning out of control

A recent soaking of rain in northeastern British Columbia has helped to remove the one remaining fire out of the so-called wildfire of note category, although the Summit Lake blaze is still labelled as burning out of control.
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Erick turns rainmaker after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast as a strong hurricane. 1 dead

Erick turns rainmaker after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast as a strong hurricane. 1 dead

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — With a steady rain falling on Acapulco, residents and remaining tourists emerged Thursday evening to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort.
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Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. downgraded after rain, leaving one fire of note

Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. downgraded after rain, leaving one fire of note

The BC Wildfire Service says recent rain in the province's central Interior and northeast has significantly reduced wildfire activity, with two of the three most significant blazes this season now no longer classified as fires of note.
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Manitoba to close wildfire evacuation centres as some communities return home

Manitoba to close wildfire evacuation centres as some communities return home

WINNIPEG — Some wildfire evacuees staying at a shelter in northern Manitoba may be moved elsewhere as more communities return home and the government closes temporary evacuation centres.
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Summer kicks off with blistering start as heat wave looms over Ontario

Summer kicks off with blistering start as heat wave looms over Ontario

TORONTO — Summer in Ontario is getting off to a blistering start with the season's first heat wave looming in the forecast.
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South Africa declares national disaster as flooding death toll rises to 92

South Africa declares national disaster as flooding death toll rises to 92

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92.
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Erick strengthens into a Category 3 major hurricane approaching Mexico's coast

Erick strengthens into a Category 3 major hurricane approaching Mexico's coast

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick powered up into a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge on the region in c
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