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The two major Canadian cities that fall outside the continental climate schema are Vancouver and Victoria. Vancouver experiences an oceanic climate, bordering warm-summer mediterranean with a marked summer dry season. Victoria, BC is the only major Canadian city entirely in a warm-summer mediterranean climate.
Vancouver is Canada's third most rainy city, with 169 rainy days per year. As measured at Vancouver Airport in Richmond, Vancouver receives 1,189 mm (46.8 in) of rain per year. [1] In North Vancouver, about 20 km (12 mi) away from the Vancouver airport, the amount of rain received doubles to 2,477 mm (97.5 in) per year as measured at the base ...
The 2021 Western North America heat wave was an extreme heat wave that affected much of Western North America from late June through mid-July 2021. [5] The heat wave affected Northern California, Idaho, Western Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in the United States, as well as British Columbia, and in its latter phase, Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, all in ...
That's why we have a Leap Day every four years, and it's also why the summer solstice (and autumnal equinox) is bumped a day or two depending on the year. So in 2024, you'll have 94 days to ...
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day: July 1: Canada Day: Memorial Day: Canada Day July 9: Nunavut Day: First Monday in August: British Columbia Day: New Brunswick Day: Civic Holiday: Civic Holiday: Saskatchewan Day: Third Monday in August: Discovery Day First Monday in September: Labour Day September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Orange ...
Summer fair Winter fair: Dates: Mid-August to Labour Day (15 days) December (10 days) Frequency: Annually [note 1] Location(s) Hastings Park, Vancouver, British Columbia: Coordinates: Country: Canada: Inaugurated
In May, Alberta was the province most impacted by wildfires. [20] [49] Most large wildfires in Alberta in 2023 were triggered by lightning. [31] On May 6, the province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency. [50] [51] By May 7, 108 active fires were burning in the province. [52] The provincial state of emergency ended on June 3. [53]
The Vancouver Sun published its first edition on 12 February 1912. [1] The newspaper was originally based at 125 West Pender Street, [2] just around the corner from The Vancouver Daily Province, its rival at the time. [citation needed] In 1917, the Sun acquired the Daily News-Advertiser, a newspaper that was established in 1886. [1]