9 h. ago Spain deploys 500 more troops to wildfire fight, joining 1,400 already sent

Wildfires in Spain this year have burned 158,000 hectares (390,000 acres), the European Forest Fire Information System suggests, an areas roughly as big as metropolitan London.

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51 h. ago Rain helps crews fight huge wildfire near Port Alberni but relief will be temporary

Visibility for BC Wildfire Crews is an issue on Friday due to the fog and the weather, which will limit the ability to fight the fire from the air.

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3 d. ago Ontario’s Doug Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. Premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont., he said. “We need resources, national resources across the country, because it happens...

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3 d. ago Ford urges more federal assistance to fight wildfires across Canada

PICKERING — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to put more national resources toward fighting wildfires, as nearly every province battles them. He says the premiers raised the issue with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month when he met with them in Huntsville, Ont. Ford says provinces frequently share firefighting resources to […]

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4 d. ago Newfoundlanders busking, cooking to help in fight against roaring wildfires

ST. JOHN’S — Evacuees who fled a roaring wildfire near Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city received a special donation Wednesday from a young musician. Ten-year-old accordion player Zander Wright raised $121 while busking Tuesday outside a convenience store south of St. John’s, the same day some residents of nearby Paradise, N.L., were told to evacuate […]

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4 d. ago Chance of rain in Kawartha Lakes as crews fight 3 active wildfires

Environment Canada is forecasting a chance of rain for Kawartha Lakes Wednesday morning as emergency crews continue to fight three active wildfires in the region.

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6 d. ago Ontario water bombers dispatched to help fight wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario is sending two water bombers to help fight wildfires in N.L., where 3,000 people have been evacuated and one blaze has grown to 52 square kilometres.

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1 week ago Thompson, Man. mayor optimistic about efforts to fight wildfires

Heavy smoke that cloaked the northern city over the long weekend had dissipated somewhat, and aerial crews are back in action, tackling nearby blazes from above.

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