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The City of Lethbridge is preparing for the challenges presented by winter weather, and is offering a new windrow removal service for residents facing mobility challenges.

The World Meteorological Organization said many African nations are spending up to nine per cent of their budgets for climate adaptation policies.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has submitted a notice of motion that asks city staff to come back with measures to address the safety concerns.

The persistent heat baking an already dry British Columbia is raising the risk of wildfires throughout the province and particularly in the north.

Organizers of the Sask. Jazz Festival have prepared for the heatwave for attendees with cooling and misting stations as well as public water stations.

"Be prepared," Saskatoon Fire Department deputy chief Rob Hogan said. "Have a life jacket, water and your cellphone in a protective case. Tell someone where you are going."

"The current heatwave has caused strain on HVAC systems in certain Hudson’s Bay locations," the organization said in a statement. It says they are working to resolve the problem.

From heat waves to flash floods, the constant weather changes make life extra challenging for some Nova Scotia farmers who are trying to make this their living.

‘I can’t stress enough that there is no health concern,’ said Allen Fillion, the city’s director of engineering and operations.

In an update on Thursday afternoon, Alberta Wildfire confirmed that 981 residents of Garden River had left the community by Wednesday night.

The tourists, one American and one Dutch, went missing after the body of British TV presenter Michael Mosley was discovered on the island of Symi over the weekend.

As temperatures across Saskatchewan continue to rise, so does the power consumption of air conditioners as residents find temporary relief from the heat.

The warnings cover much of B.C.'s bottom third, inland sections of the central and north coasts, as well as the northeastern part of the province.

'It makes perfect sense that we treat access to cooling as a fundamental human right, the same way we think of access to warmth in winter as a fundamental human right.'

Read on for eight magical formulas that seriously stand up to the heat.

India's capitol has been gripped by extreme heat conditions, recording an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

A new BMO report said 39 per cent Canadians say climate-related factors such as wildfires, floods, heatwaves, and storms will affect where they live in the next five years.

The study found the heat dome in June and July 2021 was 34 per cent larger and lasted 59 per cent longer than a similar event would have without climate change.

The European Court of Human Rights's ruling is expected to resonate across Europe and beyond, and to embolden more communities to bring climate cases against governments.

Bones belonging to Émile Soleil were found nearly nine months after he went missing from his grandparent's home in a remote hamlet in the French Alps.