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With up to 100 millimetres of rain in the forecast over the next few days, communities in southern and central Alberta are preparing for the possibility of flooding.

Rising waters, caused by unseasonably warm temperatures, has prompted a high streamflow advisory to be issued for the Bow River in Banff National Park.

The majority of Saskatchewan is seeing an extreme wildfire risk due to low humidity levels, with some crews already responding to fires.

Receding flows in most of Saskatchewan’s waterways were reported in the flood forecast shared by the Water Security Agency, except for in the Churchill River and Lac La Ronge.

Drivers looking for a cottage retreat in northern Saskatchewan this weekend may have to take a detour as spring flood-related road closures continue in the province.

As a northern Ontario hospital grapples with a flood that damaged 25 per cent of its physical space, there is concern that seasonal surges could affect the delivery of care.

Levels are expected to stay higher than normal in central part of the province, and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says 18 communities are under local states of emergencies.

A West Island food bank is cleaning up after a flood inside its warehouse. It comes at an especially difficult time, with donations down and demand continuing to rise.

There are 35 flood-related states of local emergency in Saskatchewan currently, 14 of which were declared within the past 48 hours, the province's public safety agency said.

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Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency says eastern and northeastern parts of the province are being impacted by spring floods, while the water is receding in other communities.

From B.C. to Manitoba, weather warnings are in effect through Sunday. From heavy rain and flooding, to wildfire smoke and high heat, residents are urged to plan for conditions.

A high streamflow advisory is in effect for the Bow River as snowpack melt and heavy rainfall washes away. A number of trails in Banff have been closed due to water pooling.

A break in a washroom pipe caused damage to 25 per cent of the space at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, hospital officials confirmed Friday.

Canada's new searchable flood risk tool will only be available in provinces and territories that opt in to the program, a move that's frustrated some flood risk experts.

A state of emergency had been declared in 35 communities as of Thursday, with one community already seeking help through the government's Provincial Disaster Assistance Program.

Highway 5 is closed from Canora to Wadena as a result of the spring thaw and floods, according to Saskatchewan’s Highway Hotline. 

Disaster can strike at any time, and experts are reminding everyone to have an evacuation plan for when you may have to leave in a hurry.

Farmers who were waiting on the sidelines for the flood waters to recede are now getting out into their fields. But spring seeding is now way behind for many.

The Chemin de L'Anse-à-l’Orme, between Chemin de Senneville and Timberlea Trail, which has been closed since April 19, reopened on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.