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Emergency crews have been called in to help evacuate campers from several campgrounds in the mountains, west of Calgary, after several days of heavy rain caused localized flooding.

Thirteen communities in Saskatchewan have declared local states of emergencies, 11 of which have been declared in recent days following heavy rainfall, the SPSA said.

Levels are expected to stay higher than normal in central part of the province, and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says 18 communities are under local states of emergencies.

Residents are being asked to avoid all non-essential travel as many roads are flooded and storm-water systems remain overwhelmed in the city.

Sturgeon County has issued a local state of emergency for the summer village of Sandy Beach, Alta., after wildfire claimed three homes and damaged a fourth.

Flooding in the Dauphin area prompted organizers to cancel Canada's National Ukrainian Festival 2026 due to the closure of the local regional health centre.

Central Alberta is getting a break from the rain but areas are still dealing with the fall out. High river levels and floods are posing a safety risk in some situations. 

In an update on Thursday, the Regional District of Central Okanagan said it was quiet on the fire overnight and no major issues were reported.

On Tuesday, the majority of 1,500 visitors stranded in the park because of washed out roads were able to get out with most of Highway 40 reopening.

Parts of Montreal received more than 100 millimetres of rain in a short period Saturday, with some boroughs like Pierrefonds exceeding 150 mm in two hours.

SaskPower says around 50,000 customers lost power at some point during the weekend, marking the highest number of outages in a week seen over the past few years.

A spring rainstorm slammed parts of southeastern Saskatchewan, leaving a golf course in Esterhazy underwater and flooding basements in Churchbridge.

Global News has obtained photos of a person on the construction site just minutes before flames erupted and the fire department was called.

The fire broke out late Wednesday at the site along Green Avenue near Highway 97, the property that once housed the estate of prominent businessman David Kampe.

Pikangikum First Nation in northern Ontario has declared a second state of emergency in less than a year due to a lack of water. Leaders say it's a dire health and safety concern.

There are 35 flood-related states of local emergency in Saskatchewan currently, 14 of which were declared within the past 48 hours, the province's public safety agency said.

Drivers looking for a cottage retreat in northern Saskatchewan this weekend may have to take a detour as spring flood-related road closures continue in the province.

The government is currently working on temporary solutions to flooding in Saskatchewan while they wait until water recedes to take the next steps.

Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett said the Assiniboine River has crested in the city, and levels will remain at their current height for some days.

Flood-affected parts of Manitoba are hoping for the best, but readying for the worst, as they clean up from last week’s storms and brace for another unpredictable week of weather.