Weather News

LUCAN, ONTARIO — Severe weather researchers say a weak tornado touched down in a community north of London, Ont., on Monday afternoon. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado in Lucan, Ont., started around 3:20 p.m.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village in western Turkey, while crews elsewhere continued to battle another blaze that closed a highway and forced some reside

Heat warnings are forecast to extend into Thursday across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, with temperatures expected to hover around 30 C and feel even hotter when humidity is factored in.

BERLIN (AP) — Wildfires eastern Germany have severely injured two firefighters and forced the evacuation of more than 100 residents.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters were struggling Thursday to bring a major wildfire on Greece's southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds whipping up the flames.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Flossie continued to weaken as a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Europe's continuing heat wave on Wednesday helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union presented plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under scorching temperatures.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 3 cyclone late Tuesday while remaining off the Pacific coast of Mexico.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Wildfires continue to scorch parts of Canada Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada.

Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada.