27 h. 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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56 h. ago Alaska city faces ‘record’ flooding from water escaping glacier dam

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate.

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3 d. ago Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island now ‘being held,’ evacuation order partially downgraded

Two wildfires that have forced people out of their homes in B.C. are now classified as being held.

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4 d. ago B.C. wildfires: Fire near Kelowna that forced evacuation now being held

Meanwhile, the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island is still burning near Cameron Lake after forcing evacuations and alerts

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4 d. ago B.C. wildfires update: Fires near Kelowna, Nanaimo now being held

Nearly 300 households remain on evacuation order for the Wesley Ridge blaze that is categorized as B.C.'s only wildfire of note

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4 d. ago Smoke from Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island could last for months

VICTORIA — BC Wildfire Service said an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island near Cameron Lake could generate smoke for the “coming weeks, and potentially the coming months.” The warning appears in a video that BCWS posted to its Facebook page Sunday as part of a larger update on the Wesley Ridge wildfire. “The public […]

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6 d. ago B.C. wildfires 2025: Resident still nervous despite returning home after wildfire evacuation

The B.C. Wildfire Service says in its latest update that fire had minimal growth overnight, and firefighting teams, including those from as far away as the Okanagan, are prioritizing containment and the protection of nearby homes.

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8 d. ago Wesley Ridge fire: 1/3 of residents under evacuation order now allowed home

The Regional District of Nanaimo said that at 4 p.m., a portion of the properties under an evacuation order would be downgraded to evacuation alert.

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9 d. ago No reports of structures lost in Wesley Ridge fire but no timeline for people to return home

Madison Dahl said crews continue to prioritize protecting homes, critical infrastructure and keeping Highway 4, which connects Port Alberni and the coastal communities, open.

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9 d. ago B.C. Wildfires 2025: Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres

Fire information officer Madison Dahl says the fire is now considered a wildfire of note, but growth was limited overnight as helicopters equipped with night vision dropped water on hot spots and around the fire's perimeter.

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9 d. ago B.C. Wildfires 2025: Conditions cool after B.C. wildfires double in a week with 67,000 lighting strikes

There is one so-called wildfire of note, the Wesley Ridge blaze discovered last Thursday near Cathedral Grove, a renowned old-growth forest east of Port Alberni.

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9 d. ago B.C. Wildfires 2025: Cathedral Grove 'not threatened' as Wesley Ridge fire grows

The Wesley Ridge fire, which has prompted an evacuation order covering nearly 390 homes, is burning 60 kilometres northwest of Nanaimo and spans just over five square kilometres

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1 week ago B.C. Wildfires 2025: Crews battling growing Cameron Lake fire on Vancouver Island

An evacuation order from the Regional District of Nanaimo covers a total of 393 mostly residential properties and evacuation alerts have been issued for 238 other properties

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1 week ago B.C. Wildfires 2025: Crews battling growing Cameron Lake fire on Vancouver Island | 14,000 more lightning strikes hit B.C.

An evacuation order from the Regional District of Nanaimo covers a total of 393 mostly residential properties and evacuation alerts have been issued for 238 other properties

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1 week ago Wildfire northwest of Nanaimo burning out of control, forces evacuations

An evacuation order and alert have been expanded for an out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island, burning on the north shore of Cameron Lake.

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