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Severe flooding that has displaced thousands of people in southern Manitoba has reached out of this world levels.
Satellite images of flooding in the Red River Valley have been named NASA Earth Observatory’s images of the day.
The two false-colour images, taken Wednesday and Tuesday, show the flooded valley on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
The images were taken with sensors that are used to track earth and climate measurements that are currently situation on two of NASA’s satellites.
Heavy snow and spring rainstorms have left many parts of Manitoba flooded, including the Red River Valley.
A new low pressure weather system is expected to bring 20 to 40 millimetres of rain starting tonight.
Environment and Climate Change Canada says heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected for the Winnipeg area, and in the western part of the province near Brandon.
There are about 2,500 people out of their homes.
In the American West, the second-largest man-made reservoir has dropped to historic lows due to drought. Water flowing down the Colorado River fills Lake Mead, which is now drying up.
Many parts of Ontario are expected to see gas prices over $2 per litre for the first time ever this weekend as prices continue to surge across the country.
Friday the 13th was a weird weather day for Canada, with provinces experiencing everything from a record-breaking heatwave to spring snow, flooding and wildfires.
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Indigenous leaders are offering mixed reactions to a planned visit this summer by Pope Francis, with some welcoming the pontiff’s trip to Canada while others are disappointed he won’t travel to certain parts of the country.
Canada’s highest court has ruled that the law barring the use of automatism, or a state of extreme intoxication, as a defence for some crimes is unconstitutional and called on Parliament to consider new legislation.
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Executives at Canada-based Trevali Mining Corp said the company was caught unawares by a torrential downpour during the dry season last month in Burkina Faso that left eight men trapped underground in its Perkoa zinc mine.
YWCA Regina has launched its sixth annual Sexual Assault Awareness Coaster Campaign.
Environment Canada and the Water Security Agency (WSA) are advising residents of the potential for localized flooding, as parts of the province see another rainfall warning heading into the weekend.
Another significant overnight surge sent gas prices to $1.88.9 for regular unleaded at most services stations in Regina on Friday, according to gaswizard.com.
A man has been arrested in connection to alleged sexual assaults at a rural Saskatchewan care home.
Saskatchewan Roughriders rookie camp came to a soggy end in Saskatoon on Friday, with the rain and wind making for slippery and cold conditions.
A Saskatchewan restaurant group is experiencing sticker shock when ordering a critical ingredient – cooking oil.
One motorcyclist is dead after a mid-day accident in Port Dover.
The private security firm tasked with patrolling Sault Ste. Marie’s downtown says its personnel are discovering a large number of discarded needles.
For the first time since May 2019, the Timmins Chamber of Commerce hosted its Nova Business Excellence Awards event on May 12.
The provincial government announced that the company offering tours of the Columbia Icefield faces eight charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act relating to the fatal July 2020 rollover.
A new party will be listed on the ballot when Albertans go to the polls in the next general provincial election.
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The Dallas Stars doubled the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Friday to even up their playoff series and force a Game 7.
Dr. Teresa Kieser, Alberta’s sole female cardiovascular surgeon, has filed a human-rights complaint against Alberta Health Services, alleging years of gender-based inequities.
A cyclist had a run-in with a grizzly bear. Friday in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.
As of Saturday, Quebec’s face mask mandate will be lifted in most indoor settings as public health officials say the COVID-19 situation is improving across the province.
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The only English-language debate planned for Quebec’s fall election has been called off after two party leaders, including Premier François Legault, said they wouldn’t take part.
Students at an Ottawa high school are protesting after teachers and staff conducted a dress code ‘blitz’ that students said left them feeling degraded and humiliated.
Two people were injured after gunfire was exchanged between two moving cars on the Queensway Thursday afternoon, police said.
Home renovation company OakWood Designers and Builders is giving its customers a Bitcoin payment option.
What to do about rising fuel prices in the Atlantic region sparked another fiery debate in the New Brunswick legislature Friday.
Questions about how a scallop dragger sank suddenly in 2020 are lingering for a crew member’s mother, who this week installed a stone monument close to where the boat was lost.
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Police in Burnaby are asking the public for help identifying a man seen masturbating while driving in the city Thursday.
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The British Columbia government will spend $789 million on a new Royal B.C. Museum building at its current location near the B.C. legislature in Victoria.
BC Ferries has been on a hiring drive since January, filling 500 positions in efforts to curtail ongoing sailing cancellations.
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May 13, 2022 at 10:51PM