Weatherhood B.C.

OTTAWA — Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act.

HOUSTON — Torrential rain caused flooding Thursday in the Houston area, with officials ordering some residents along a river to leave and telling others they may wind up stranded.

Emissions, which are reported on a two-year delay as carbon equivalents, climbed to 708 megatonnes in 2022, up 1.3% from the previous year but 5.9% below pre-pandemic levels.

Temperatures significantly above seasonal averages will proceed some wet weather.

New analysis says some parts of B.C. to see warming made five times more likely because of human-caused climate change.

LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C.

June is often referred to as "Juneuary" because it feels a little chilly to be summer.

RICHMOND, B.C. — A Transportation Safety Board report says experience, recent training and safety equipment were key factors in a pilot surviving the crash of a firefighting plane south of Cranbrook in August 2022.

PEGUIS, Man. — A Manitoba First Nation has declared a state of emergency in response to a health crisis caused by repeated flooding.

WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said.