Europe is currently contending with a widespread, record-breaking heatwave. The heatwave has shattered numerous temperature records and has had major impacts on health, agriculture, and infrastructure. Heat records have been broken in several countries. France recorded its hottest day on record on 24 June when temperatures rose up to 43.8 °C in the town of Pulluau in western France. A number of locations in Spain also saw temperatures soar above 40°C. The United Kingdom broke

Three people have died when a Bird Dog aircraft crashed west of Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories. First responders accessed the crash site and confirmed the fatalities today. Critical Incident Stress Management Teams are being deployed to several bases to support wildfire management personnel in the wake of this tragedy. The RCMP, Coroner, and Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate the incident.

Two large earthquakes have hit Venezuela. Officials say that 164 people are dead and hundreds of others are injured. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 and occurred on Wednesday evening at 6:04 p.m. and was centred 28.2 km northwest of Montalbán, Venezuela, at a depth of 13 km. The second earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 and was located 16.2 km southwest of Morón, Venezuela, at a depth of 10 km. That earthquake happened one minute later. Venezuela is near the Caribbean

A slow-moving low-pressure system moving eastward is expected to bring widespread rainfall to the Dauphin, Minnedosa and Gladstone regions throughout the day. Rain is forecast to continue for much of the day before gradually weakening and moving out of the area this evening. Total rainfall amounts of 20 to 30 millimetres are expected over the next 12 hours, falling on ground that is already saturated from previous rainfall. Meanwhile, scattered thunderstorms are expected to d

Hurricanes and tropical cyclones are among the world's most destructive natural disasters, capable of producing catastrophic winds, storm surge and flooding. Throughout history, several storms have claimed tens of thousands of lives, with some causing death tolls that reached into the hundreds of thousands. The deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded was the Bhola Cyclone, which struck present-day Bangladesh in November 1970. The powerful storm generated a massive storm surg

An intense weather system brought widespread heavy rainfall to northern and central Alberta over the weekend, resulting in localized flooding and sewer backups in some areas. The system delivered significant amounts of rain on June 20 and 21, with some of the highest totals recorded in and around the Edmonton region. As of 4 a.m. MDT Monday, the largest rainfall total was reported at Elk Island National Park, where 133 millimetres of rain had fallen. Other notable amounts inc