Cape Breton flooding left states of emergency in three counties and Port Hawkesbury, with 54 roads still closed, eight bridges damaged and one death reported.
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A very strong El Niño is now near-certain through February 2027, the WMO says, warning of shifting rainfall, extreme heat, flood and drought risks worldwide.
Definity catastrophe losses reached an estimated $130 million for July and August 2026 after Ontario and Alberta floods and BC wildfires, above analyst consensus.
Canada net-zero emissions decide when warming stops, a federal assessment finds, with drought, fire weather and flooding impacts already locked in.
Construction has started on Phase 1 of the North Coast Transmission Line, backed by $3.9B from Ottawa and B.C. to expand the Prince George–Terrace corridor.
Construction has started on the North Coast Transmission Line, a multi-phase B.C. grid project tied to 9,700 jobs and nearly $10 billion a year in GDP.
Superintendent Routledge will join a fireside chat at the Scotiabank Financials Summit in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2026, webcast live with a 30-day replay.
The Canada climate adaptation report released 3 September sets out 2.0°C of warming, new Indigenous science sections and guidance for decision-makers.
The Weather Network’s El Niño fall forecast points to a milder, drier autumn across much of Canada — and a late start to winter. Here’s the regional breakdown.
Ottawa and Alberta will fund at least 1,460 Alberta affordable housing units across 21 supportive and transitional projects, with $385 million pledged.