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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 27, 2025 5:08 pm Updated June 27, 2025 5:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan’s provincewide wildfire state of emergency is no more exactly one month after it was issued. Officials with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency say the order expired…
During the past month of wildfires in Manitoba, thousands of people were displaced from Northern First Nations. For climate disasters, this is not unusual. Clayton Thomas-Müller, co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action, says First Nations are often located near both environments vulnerable to climate change and the industries that contribute to it. “When we look at…
Newswise — Summary: Ecologist Katharine Suding shares insights on the increasing risks of grassland fire across the country. This May, Denver saw more than 4 inches a rain, doubling the city’s historic average and outpacing famously rainy places like Seattle. While the additional moisture has painted the Front Range a lush green, to grassland ecologist…
By Jeremy Simes The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2025 1:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe’s government needs to explain why records show almost half the water bomber fleet has been grounded during recent wildfires. The NDP says publicly available flight data shows four of 10 tankers have been grounded for almost a year. They…
By Steve Lambert The Canadian Press Posted June 17, 2025 3:26 pm Updated June 17, 2025 3:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfire evacuees continued to make their way home in some Manitoba communities Tuesday, but there were hurdles. Tataskweyak Cree Nation lifted its evacuation order Monday evening,…
Wildfire conditions are proving favourable for areas in the province and communities have lifted evacuation orders, allowing people to finally return after weeks away from home.
Three American TV weather presenters say their viewers’ appetite is soaring for information on the swaths of wildfire smoke drifting in from the Canadian Prairies. “The smoke has really dominated our weather forecasting headlines,” says Jacob Morse, a meteorologist for KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Morse said North Dakota has been hazy all week due to…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There are approximately 225 active wildfires burning across the country, with 121 classified as being “out of control,” and this wildfire season is expected to continue to be challenging, federal officials say. On Thursday, officials with Public Safety Canada provided a technical briefing on the state of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Visitors are being evacuated from Alice Lake Provincial Park as an out-of-control wildfire in Squamish continues to burn. B.C. Parks issued an advisory online Wednesday evening, after the District of Squamish said the park was closed earlier that afternoon. “In the interest of public safety, all visitors…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As wildfires continue to burn from northwest Ontario to British Columbia, Canada is getting help from near and far, and very far. Southern Highlands – New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia says a 96-personnel-strong Australian contingent of firefighters and specialists have deployed to Canada for…
