7 d. ago B.C. wildfire update: Wildfire threatening Squamish more than doubles in size | B.C.’s biggest wildfire continues to spread

Wildfire season is underway in B.C. amid hot weather and prolonged drought conditions in parts of the province.

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7 d. ago B.C. wildfire update: Wildfire threatening Squamish quadruples in size | B.C.’s biggest wildfire continues to spread

Wildfire season is underway in B.C. amid hot weather and prolonged drought conditions in parts of the province.

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8 d. ago Hundreds airlifted by Hercules aircraft as wildfire threatens northern Ontario First Nation

As a major wildfire threatens a First Nation in northwestern Ontario, one evacuee is recounting her "surreal" experience escaping the blaze on a military aircraft.

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8 d. ago Evacuee recalls ’surreal’ escape as northern Ontario wildfire threatens First Nation

As a major wildfire threatens a First Nation in northwestern Ontario, one evacuee is recounting her “surreal” experience escaping the blaze on a military aircraft. Destiny Rae says she and her family were among hundreds of people who left Sandy Lake First Nation as the 1,500-square kilometre, out-of-control wildfire burns through the area. National Defence […]

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9 d. ago 700 people evacuated by military as northern Ontario wildfire threatens First Nation

Officials say the Canadian military has evacuated more than 700 people from northern Ontario where a major wildfire is threatening a First Nation. National Defence says a CC-130 Hercules aircraft has been airlifting people out of Sandy Lake First Nation. It’s unclear how many residents are still waiting to be evacuated from the community of […]

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2 w. ago Vicious cycle: Wildfire smoke and wind a growing threat in Alberta

“Air pollution, exacerbated by wildfire smoke, is the leading environmental risk to health in Canada."

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2 w. ago Kiskatinaw River wildfire prompts new evacuations in northeast B.C.

The Peace River Regional District has issued new evacuation orders and alerts for the Kiskatinaw River area as the wildfire threatens to grow in the coming days.

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2 w. ago ‘They’re in turmoil’: Northern Manitoba leaders watching wildfires

Flin Flon's mayor says the evacuation of his community due to the threat of nearby wildfires feels like a family being ripped apart.

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2 w. ago Alberta Fire Threat Stabilizes as Rain Slows Some Blazes’ Growth

Alberta’s wildfire threat stabilized as rain slowed the growth of some blazes that have forced evacuations and shut about 7% of Canada’s daily oil production.

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2 w. ago More evacuations ordered as crews battle wildfires burning in Manitoba

FLIN FLON — More people in northern Manitoba were told to leave their homes Saturday and Saskatchewan’s premier warned the number of evacuees in his province will likely climb as wildfires continued to threaten communities and send thick smoke into the air. The roughly 600 residents of Cranberry Portage in northwestern Manitoba were placed under […]

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2 w. ago Flin Flon virtually deserted, thousands more evacuated as wildfires rage in Manitoba

Just a skeleton crew of emergency personell and municipal officals remain in the northern Manitoba community of Flin Flon as a wildfire threatens to ravage the community.

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2 w. ago Alberta Wildfires Approach Oil Sands, Threatening More Output

Wildfires in Alberta are threatening almost half a million barrels of daily crude production as heat and wind push the flames closer to massive oil sands well sites.

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2 w. ago Wildfire triggers evacuation order in B.C.’s Peace River region

DAWSON CREEK — The Peace River Regional District in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation order for properties threatened by an out-of-control wildfire. The province’s emergency information service said Thursday afternoon that the Kiskatinaw River fire south of Dawson Creek, measuring about 1,100 hectares, poses a threat to human life. The evacuation order was […]

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2 w. ago Westland Insurance unveils essential wildfire guide to prepare for 2025 fire season

New guide offers actionable steps to boost safety and resilience ahead of wildfire threats Surrey, BC/Territories of the Coast Salish (Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen First Nations), May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As we enter the 2025 wildfire season, with multiple wildfires being monitored across the country, Westland Insurance is releasing an essential guide to […]

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2 w. ago Evacuation orders continue, Alberta oil threatened as wildfires ravage province

Risk of wildfire in regions west of Calgary rated from high to very high

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2 w. ago Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil Output

Wildfires are threatening about 4% of Canada’s crude output as a blaze in Alberta’s oil sands region spreads and approaches major production sites.

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3 w. ago Banff Mineral Springs Hospital installs sprinklers to reduce wildfire threat

Banff hospital is first health-care facility in Alberta to have such a wildland fire suppression system

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3 w. ago Residents across the Prairies flee, others on edge due to wildfire threats

Residents in areas across the Canadian Prairies are out of their homes while others are on edge as wildfires inch closer to their communities. In northern Manitoba, the town of Lynn Lake, with about 600 residents, was ordered evacuated due to an advancing wildfire. Data from the Manitoba Wildfire Service shows the out-of-control fire, which […]

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3 w. ago Swan Hills on evacuation standby as wildfire threatens northern Alberta town

The wildfire broke out Sunday and as of Monday afternoon the 1,606-hectare blaze was about eight kilometres north of Swan Hills and five kilometres west of Highway 33.

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