Weather News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having doubled in strength in less than a day and still expected to grow further, Hurricane Erick on Wednesday chugged through the ideal environment to power up quickly as it approached Mexico's southern Pacific Coast.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s government, already under attack for failing to help wildfire evacuees, faced questions Wednesday over why almost half of its water bomber fleet was grounded while blazes forced thousands to flee.

The Peace River Regional District has cancelled four evacuation orders and one alert for properties near a wildfire that is burning out of control in northeastern British Columbia.

ST. JOHN'S — Residents of a rural Newfoundland town were ordered out of their homes on Wednesday as an out-of-control wildfire burned a few kilometres away. Premier John Hogan said he issued the evacuation order for Badger, N.L.

LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A hurricane warning has been issued for part of Mexico's Pacific coast as Tropical Storm Erick intensified. Erick was expected to reach hurricane strength as it neared land Wednesday.

LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted Tuesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash into the air.

BANFF — Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada.

WINNIPEG — Wildfire evacuees continued to make their way home in some Manitoba communities Tuesday, but there were hurdles.

Drenching rain has helped fire crews in British Columbia's northeast get a grip on the largest wildfire burning in the province. The BC Wildfire Service says the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire northwest of Fort. St.