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Regional Vancouver weather is available from Environment Canada.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know everyone complains about it -- but at least here's where you can find out about it!
For Vancouver airport weather from 321weather, click here; or click one of these links for Seattle or Bellingham. Choose a different Washington State weather forecast from this list, or a Canadian airport weather summary from this alphabetical list.
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170,000 Lower Mainland homes literally powerless against the forces of nature *
Thousands upon thousands of residents across a wide swath of BC's south coast -- including Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland -- were still without power this morning after a brutal windstorm battered the area over the holiday weekend, felling trees across highways, disrupting road, ferry and air traffic, and cutting telephone lines.
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B.C. communities begin flood recovery *
With water levels beginning to drop in southern British Columbia on Wednesday, emergency services and work crews focused their efforts on cleaning up after the flash floods that forced at least 800 people to flee their homes.
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B.C. evacuations continue *
Another seven houses were ordered evacuated in North Vancouver over the weekend, bringing to 37 the number abandoned there since Wednesday when rain triggered a fatal slide that buried two houses, killing one woman and critically injuring her husband.
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B.C. fires top Canadian list of weather-related disasters *
From salmon suffocating in warm British Columbia streams to a Newfoundland town entombed in ice, this year's bizarre weather leaves little doubt that climate change has the country in its grip, Environment Canada says.
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Canada's Mr. Weather *
David Phillips has fans, best-selling books and a popular calendar. STEPHEN STRAUSS interviews the incarnation of the collective Canadian psyche, the guy the media go to when they want a quote about the climate
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City of Vancouver offers free de-icing salt for sidewalks *
The City of Vancouver will offer free salt to Vancouver residents due to a current shortage of salt at retailers. The salt can be used to clear sidewalks of snow and ice around residential premises during cold weather.
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Did you see the moon last night, Hung like a Chinese ball? *
Last night, it looked like the moon rising in Joe versus the Volcano. Here it is, glorified in a song of the '70s. . .
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Experts awed by record downpour *
Freak B.C. rainfall a 'one in 100- or a one in 200-year event,' meteorologist says
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First days of spring bring huge snowfall to the slopes of Whistler *
The calendar says spring, but a fresh dump of snow -- 86 centimetres (3 feet) of new snow over the past seven days -- in Whistler has brought some of the best winter conditions of the season.
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First snow hits Vancouver, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island & Pacific Northwest *
. . .And more to come: Commuters face traffic slowdowns on the Lower Mainland on Tuesday morning following an overnight snowfall that dumped as much as five centimetres in some of the suburbs.
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Following flooding, B.C. hit with more heavy rain *
Heavy rains fell on southern British Columbia on Monday adding to the floodwaters that forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes over the weekend. Regional Vancouver weather is available from Environment Canada (click here).
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Globally chilly July begets summer of our discontent *
Excuse me, but what about Western Canada, where it has been hotter than STINK all summer? Oh right. I forgot that Toronto is the centre of the known universe.
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It's a Hard Wind that's Gonna Blow *
With apologies to Bob Dylan: Vancouver, the Lower Mainland and parts of the Pacific Northwest endure big winds. The verdict in many places? Stay indoors!
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It's snowing metaphors *
English-speakers have a number of ways of saying the Inuit have a number of words for snow. The metaphor is always the same -- that people pay close attention to subjects that are important to them -- but nobody agrees on how many words there are supposed to be.
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It’s Spring! *
Okay, it's official. Today is the first day of Spring.
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Lightning sparks more B.C. fires *
Lightning lit up B.C.'s forests overnight, sparking fires so intense crews can't get near many of them.
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More snow in Vancouver and Lower Mainland *
More surprises from Mother Nature. . .
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Near-record April Snowfall delivers epic Whistler Spring conditions *
Senior VP Operations "Eats His Words" Over Earlier Predictions -- season extended to June 5!
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North Vancouver residents remain on evacuation standby *
Raining in Vancouver. This is NEWS??? However, North Van residents are already on evacuation standby.
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On the day I was born, it rained *
Ever wanted to know how cold the Prairie winters were back in the 1840s or how humid a Toronto summer was in the early 1900s? — Environment Canada has just made it easier.
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Predictions of El Nino's return heating up *
Scientists point to ocean pimples, big waves. . .
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Record storms continue to batter our region *
Even more bad weather is expected throughout the Lower Mainland and Northwest Washington State.
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Seattle Weather Forecast from the National Weather Office *
Seattle, right up to the Canadian border, eh?
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Snow + Ice = Accidents *
To help those people who have just had the misfortune of being involved in an accident, Jill Franklin, author of Auto Accident Survivor's Guide for British Columbians is signing books and answering auto accident related questions Save-On-Foods in North Vancouver, South Surrey, Abbotsford, Clearbrook and Burnaby, BC.
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Snow Day *
While Eastern Canadians basked in the sun yesterday with roller-bladers wearing shorts in Toronto, Vancouver was blanketed by snow.
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SOCIAL STUDIES -- Monday, June 21, 2004 *
A DAILY MISCELLANY OF INFORMATION BY MICHAEL KESTERTON
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Social Studies with Michael Kesterton: Colder winters ahead? *
A Daily Miscellany of Information by Michael Kesterton
Monday, March 31, 2003 - Globe & Mail, Page A16
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Twister touches down in Brandon *
A tornado classified as weak by Environment Canada uprooted trees, sucked potatoes out of the ground, and tore shingles from roofs on Tuesday.
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U.S. Northeast digs out -- Travel warnings in effect *
Boston's airport partially reopened Monday, but schools and courthouses were closed in many areas of the northeastern United States where people struggled to recover from the weekend's blizzard.
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Vancouver mountains get new snow *
For all those who had given up hope of skiing Grouse (or other mountains) this season, there's good news. . .
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Vancouver Weather Forecast from Environment Canada *
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Weather cools B.C. fire threats *
Cool, wet weather has allowed fire officials in British Columbia to lift a couple of evacuation alerts and get a handle on hundreds of wildfires.
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Weird weather strikes the Great White North -- and everywhere else *
It rained. It poured. The old man snored. Weird weather is everywhere.
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Whistler's mountains receive 40 centimetres (16 inches) of NEW SNOW *
Whistler, BC (November 17, 2003) -- Whistler residents awoke Monday morning to more than 40 centimetres (16 inches) of new snow on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains.
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Winter finally arrives in Eastern Canada *
Amusingly enough, Canada's so-called "National newspaper" does not seem to have noticed that it has been winter in Western Canada since November. As always in the national media -- it's all about Toronto, n'est-ce pas?
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Winter storm pounds Vancouver region (and beyond) *
Winds gusting to almost 100 kilometres an hour hit Vancouver mid-afternoon Tuesday and a 6.0 earthquake struck in the northern part of the province.
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Antarctic 'ozone hole' reaches record size *
The ozone hole over the Antarctic this year has reached the record size of 28 million square kilometres set three years ago, the United Nations' weather organization said Wednesday.
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Areas of Washington still in dark *
43,000 households remain without power a week after Isabel stormed through.
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Atlantic Canada triple storm a rarity *
The three snow storms that hit Atlantic Canada with a wallop over the past eight days are a weather rarity, a senior climatologist at Environment Canada says.
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Climate change may bring 'supercanes,' experts say *
Hurricanes are one of nature's most powerful and frightening storms, but some experts worry that they could become even more fearsome in the decades ahead because of global warming.
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Ernesto hits Cuba, tracking toward Florida *
Tropical storm Ernesto hit Cuba west of the U.S. naval air base at Guantanamo on Monday after killing one person in Haiti as it stayed on track toward Florida, where forecasters expect it to strengthen into a hurricane.
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Halifax cleans up after biggest storm in decades *
Haligonians are cleaning up Monday after the city was hammered by Hurricane Juan overnight.
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Halifax shudders as Hurricane Juan crashes ashore *
Coastal waters churn in advance of hurricane.
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Hurricane a 'pussy cat' by the time it hit Ontario *
Trees and branches were blown down across the province, more than 40,000 people lost their power, but still hurricane Isabel left most in Ontario feeling somewhat disappointed.
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Hurricane Isabel blamed in 17 deaths *
Isabel raced from Virginia to the Canadian border Friday, delivering far less rain than expected but leaving millions without power, smashing homes and causing tidal surges that trapped even some city dwellers in their homes.
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Hurricane Isabel gallops north *
Still-fearsome storm lashes the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and heads for Canada
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Hurricane Isabel roars ashore *
Conditions deteriorated quickly on the eastern coast of North Carolina as Hurricane Isabel sharply picked up its pace before striking land with full force.
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Hurricane Isabel roars ashore (2) *
Hurricane Isabel plowed into North Carolina's Outer Banks with 160 kilometre winds and pushed its way Thursday up the Eastern Seaboard, weakening to a tropical storm by evening but not before swamping roads and knocking out power to more than 2.5 million people.
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Isabel losing strength en route to Canada *
By midday tomorrow, when hurricane Isabel hits Canada, she'll be pooped.
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Isabel to drench Ontario, Quebec *
The weakened remnants of Hurricane Isabel will still cause very heavy rain and extremely high winds when they strike Canada, weather experts said Wednesday.
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Isabel's wake *
A look at the effects of Hurricane Isabel as it came ashore Thursday...
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Juan begins assault on Halifax *
Hundreds of residents were evacuated in low-lying areas in the Halifax region as hurricane Juan hit the province Sunday, bringing 130 kilometre an hour winds and torrential rains.
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Optimism cold comfort for chills, study says *
Not worrying may help you be happy, but optimism won't help you endure that nastiness known as the Canadian winter.
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Storm puts Nova Scotia, PEI in state of emergency *
Heavy snow, high winds cause zero visibility across the province.
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This is major-league stuff: Snow and wind lash shivering Ontario *
Residents across Southern Ontario will face a treacherous commute today as the region is expected to get its largest snowfall since 1999 -- when former mayor Mel Lastman called in the army to help clear Toronto's sidewalks and streets.
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Toll in French summer heat passes 14,000 *
The death toll in France from August's blistering heat wave was nearly 15,000, according to a government report released Thursday that exceeded previous estimates by 3,000.
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U.S. storm hits Ontario, Quebec *
A major storm from Oklahoma has brought dangerous winter conditions to millions of people living in southwestern Ontario, with forecasters predicting that the situation will get substantially worse before it starts to improve.
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U.S. storm poised to hammer Ontario *
The precursor to a major storm from Oklahoma has brought dangerous winter conditions to millions of people living in southwestern Ontario, with forecasters predicting that the situation will get substantially worse before it starts to improve.
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Vernal Equinox 2008 *
The Vernal Equinox is one of the four great seasonal changes every year.
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