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A storm system with heavy snow and gusty winds, resulting in near zero visibility, is barreling towards Winnipeg and much of southern Manitoba.

Floodwaters recede in Abbotsford, but Highway 1 remains closed; experts warn more rain, landslides and repeated flooding risks due to climate change.

Two closely linked First Nations are taking different paths as Ontario pushes ahead with Ring of Fire roads and mining in a region reshaped by climate change and geopolitics.

Two fly-in First Nations share their insights on the wide-ranging consequences of climate change, resource extraction and proposed roads in Ontario's Ring of Fire region.

Environment and Climate Change Canada will now be using a colour-coded system to make it easier to understand the severity of extreme weather.

The province committed to reducing its annual emissions by 37.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 in the wake of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

In December 2023, Jeremy Hewitt, B.C.'s assistant deputy minister for climate change, travelled to Dubai for the COP 28 Climate Conference.

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — For 30 years, world leaders and diplomats have gathered at United Nations negotiating sessions to try to curb climate change, but Earth's temperature continues to rise and extreme weather worsens.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Near the end of his first term, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that aimed to reduce harmful, planet-warming pollutants emitted by refrigerators and air conditioners. The bipartisan measure brought environmentalists and major business groups into rare alignment on the contentious issue of climate change and won praise across the political spectrum.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special weather statement for a number of communities in southern and western Manitoba.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won't be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation will curb it, and it's instead time for a "strategic pivot" in the global climate fight: from focusing on limiting rising temperatures to fighting poverty and preventing disease.

Both men are charged with mischief and obstructing a police officer. If convicted, they could face several months of house arrest.

A surge in price of coffee beans, up 28 per cent in August, compared to a year ago, means Canadians digging a lot deeper into their pocket to pay for that morning cup of joe.

The list was chosen based on the scale of the devastation, the number of Canadians affected and the financial toll, with wildfires taking the top spot.

Here is a list of closures and cancellations around Manitoba as a result of inclement weather:

Many parts of the Prairies, along with other parts of Canada, might have to dig themselves out ahead of this coming weekend as a wintry wallop continues.

Cold warnings blanket the Prairies as wind chills hit -40 C, dipping to -45 C in northern Sask. Frostbite risk is high; up to 25 cm of snow expected.

It's another day of teeth-chattering cold across much of the Prairies today as temperatures are forecast to reach frostbite-risk levels. 

Car insurance premiums in Canada have been getting more expensive in recent years and insurance experts believe prices will continue to drive up into 2026.

Federal public servants are expected to learn about job cuts in their departments when they return from their holiday break when leaders share their plans.