Lightning is the presumed cause in at least two grass fires reported southwest of Saskatoon, near Vanscoy, one late Friday night, July 2, and another the following day. | Twitter/@ophelia_toosh photo

Western Canada lightning strikes up tenfold, stoking fires

VANCOUVER, July 2 (Reuters) – Lightning strikes in Western Canada over the past two days soared nearly tenfold from the same time a year ago, triggered in part by a record-breaking heat wave, meteorologists said, warning of more strikes over the weekend that could further stoke forest fires fanned by high winds. Over 710,000 lightning […] Read more