warm weather

From a green Christmas to a hibernating bear's early wake-up, Montreal's 2023-24 winter season has been the second-warmest since record-keeping began in 1871, an Environment Canada meteorologist said.

Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old marks in the provincial capital.

Warmth related to the El Niño climate phenomenon this week has pushed temperatures to record highs in regions including Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, the Sunshine Coast and the Okanagan.

Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve.

For Keith Morrison, the consequences of this fall's extraordinarily warm weather across the North all came down to an urgent call for help.