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Humidity returns to the forecast in Ottawa this week
Ottawa's ByWard Market is seen on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (CTV News Ottawa) Hot, humid conditions are set to make their return to the forecast in Ottawa this week. Environment Canada is calling for a high of 24 C with a humidex of 26 on Tuesday, under a mainly sunny sky. Fog patches that formed Tuesday morning will dissipate as the morning progresses. Tuesday night, expect a clear sky with fog patches developing after midnight and a low of 11 C. Wednesday's outlook is sunny with a high of 28 C and a humidex of 32. Thursday and Friday are expected to be muggy. 'Hot and humid conditions are expected. Stay cool and hydrated,' a note on the weather agency's website says. Highs of 30 C with the possibility of showers are in the forecast for both days.
CBC
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Gander eager to step up in times of need during fire evacuation, mayor says
It's been twice in a month that Gander has had to step up as a place to house evacuees of wildfires this summer. Mayor Percy Farwell said the town is eager to help wherever possible and are lending a hand to keep things under control following the evacuation from a fire in Musgrave Harbour.
CBC
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Without local leadership, Leaf Rapids wildfire evacuees 'fending for ourselves,' resident says
Social Sharing Evacuees of a northern Manitoba town surrounded by the threat of nearby wildfires say that without local leadership, they're stuck searching for updates. The Town of Leaf Rapids told its 300 residents they had 24 hours to get out of the northern community, about 155 kilometres northwest of Thompson, when it declared a local state of emergency on July 7. Three out-of-control wildfires were within 25 kilometres of the town as of Monday, including one just four kilometres away, according to the province's most recent bulletin. The town has been without a mayor and council — and has been run by a provincially-appointed administrator — since the council was dissolved in 2019, following the resignations of several members. That's made things harder for evacuees while they're away from home, said Elizabeth Charrier, one evacuee staying in a Winnipeg hotel alongside others from her community over the last two weeks. "We don't know who to look for for guidance. We don't know who to ask for help," she told CBC News on Monday. Charrier says it feels like she and other evacuees are "fending for ourselves" in Winnipeg, with most of them reliant on social media for updates. Many residents don't know what they're going to go home to, Charrier said, calling the situation "sad." "A lot of people own their own homes there," she said. "If they burn, a lot of people don't have insurance, and it's really hard to get it there." As of Monday, there are 120 active wildfires and there have been 331 to date this fire season. Manitoba's 20-year average for fires for this time of year is 243, the province said. Provincial officials say there is a fire guard built around Leaf Rapids and firefighters are ready to go if flames get to the community's edge. 'Who are we supposed to go to?' Ervin Bighetty, also a Leaf Rapids resident, says the town's back trails were bulldozed to create a wider fire break, but that may not solve the problem. "You know the problem with Leaf Rapids, it was designed to be fully covered in forest," he said Monday. He's helped to co-ordinate local firefighting efforts in Leaf Rapids, but with no town leadership, Bighetty says residents are being left behind. "There's currently no mayor and council, there's no government body in charge other than the provincial government and the company that's in charge," he said. "Who's supposed to take care of us when this is all over? If we have no homes to go to, who are we supposed to go to?" Charrier shares the same concern. "We didn't know how long we'd be here for, and we still don't know. Everything's kind of day-to-day," she said. "I feel like we'd be a little more prepared in these situations if we had someone that we knew we were being guided by." CBC News has reached out to the provincial government for comment. Wildfire flames inch closer to Leaf Rapids 3 minutes ago The province says the town, about 750 kilometres north of Winnipeg, is surrounded by wildfires, with the closest one burning just four kilometres away. Some evacuees are left with uncertainty around what they'll return to.
