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This year's El Nino expected to be strongest ever, experts say
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- SourceCastanet Kamloops
- Original URLhttps://castanet.net/edition/news-story-630477-3-.htm
- Canonical URLhttps://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/this-years-el-nino-expected-to-be-strongest-ever-experts-say-12748671
- Publish dateSep 7, 2026
- First indexedSep 7, 2026 11:00 am PDT
- Last checkedSep 7, 2026 11:15 am PDT
- Current statusavailable (HTTP 200)
- DescriptionScientists predict this year’s El Niño will be especially strong and is expected to intensify in the coming months.
Assigned Topics
Kamloops Search and Rescue operations & missing-person incidents
Legal actions and lawsuits — Thompson-Nicola region & Interior BC
Local human-interest & lifestyle stories — Kamloops 2026
Missing mountaineer Stanislav Volo in Swiss Alps
Missing persons cold cases — Thompson-Nicola region
Wildlife attacks & dangerous wildlife incidents — Thompson-Nicola region
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provincial
El Niño predicted to be strongest ever, with milder winters expected for West Coast Canada
Scientists predict this year's El Niño will be exceptionally strong with a 99% chance sea surface temperatures will exceed two degrees above normal, likely resulting in milder winters, less snow, and earlier snowmelt for the West Coast of Canada.
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Woman convicted of 2023 Grand Forks stabbing sues BC government over injury at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital
· indexed on Legal actions and lawsuits — Thompson-Nicola region & Interior BC
Raven Chan, convicted of stabbing a woman in Grand Forks in January 2023, is suing the Provincial Health Services Authority after she broke her leg and vertebrae falling from a wall at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam while undergoing a court-ordered assessment.
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Delta police investigate early-morning shooting on 64th Avenue
Delta police are investigating a shooting that occurred on September 6 at approximately 4:33 a.m. on 64th Avenue near Highway 91, which resulted in one victim being hospitalized with minor, non-life-threatening injuries.
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regional
Hiker airlifted from West Coast Trail after injury near Whistler
· indexed on Kamloops Search and Rescue operations & missing-person incidents
An injured hiker was rescued by search and rescue teams and a Parks Canada visitor safety team at kilometre 72 of the West Coast Trail near Whistler on Friday and was airlifted to hospital by helicopter.
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Delta shooting investigation — duplicate report
Delta police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning on 64th Avenue near Highway 91, with one victim hospitalized with minor injuries and a suspect vehicle identified as a grey Kia Forte.
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provincial
Victoria city council opposes West Coast Oil Pipeline and national-interest designation
Victoria city council voted to oppose the proposed 1,250-kilometre West Coast Oil Pipeline from Alberta to Delta and the federal government's attempt to declare it in the national interest under the Building Canada Act.
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regional
Search continues for missing 19-year-old Brianne Wolgram from Revelstoke — 28-year cold case
· indexed on Missing persons cold cases — Thompson-Nicola region
Brianne Wolgram, 19, was last seen on September 5, 1998 at a 7-11 in Revelstoke while on her way to pick up a friend; her car was found five days later on a logging road with her wallet, driver's license, and $200 cash.
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Canadian skyrunner Kalie McCrystal missing while attempting mountain-running record on Matterhorn in Swiss Alps
· indexed on Missing mountaineer Stanislav Volo in Swiss Alps
Kalie McCrystal, a Canadian skyrunner and mountaineer from Squamish, B.C., went missing on Tuesday while attempting to break a record climbing Italy's Matterhorn on the Switzerland-Italy border.
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regional
Woman airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Whistler
· indexed on Wildlife attacks & dangerous wildlife incidents — Thompson-Nicola region
A woman was attacked and released by an adult male black bear near Callaghan Lake Provincial Park north of Whistler on Friday evening and was airlifted to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; the bear was subsequently killed by Conservation Officer Service.
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Nanaimo DJ practices for national championship, competing in Toronto DMC Canada finals
· indexed on Local human-interest & lifestyle stories — Kamloops 2026
Peter Poole, known as DJ All Good, a turntablist from Nanaimo, is heading to Toronto to represent Canada in the 2026 DMC Canada DJ finals' Classic category.
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