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Wildfires send Canada's carbon emissions soaring. And our peatlands emit even more
It's been another smoky summer, with estimates suggesting that 2025 is set to be Canada's second-worst wildfire season year.
Canada wildfires burn area the size of Croatia
Canada's wildfires have burned more than 13.6 million acres (5.5 million hectares) this year, an area roughly the size of ...
Tolkkinen: ‘Canada’ writes back to Minnesota’s GOP congressional delegation
Dear Minnesota Reps. Tom Emmer, Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber, and your two GOP colleagues from Wisconsin ...
‘Extreme wildfire behaviour’ forces evacuation of Newfoundland town
ST. JOHN'S - Officials have ordered residents to flee a town along Newfoundland's northeast coast as an out-of-control ...
Air quality warnings issued throughout Manitoba as wildfire smoke envelops province
Environment Canada says much of the province will be dealing with poor conditions, with Winnipeg expected to see an air ...
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Jasper’s slow rebuild one year after wildfire is a ‘full box of emotions’
On July 24, 2024, a devastating wildfire swept through the remote mountain town in Jasper National Park in Alberta's Rockies, incinerating a third of its structures.
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Chicago’s Rising Air Pollution Tied To Distant Wildfires In Canada
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reveals that living in Chicago is equivalent to smoking 139 cigarettes annually due to air pollution. Despite its lakeside location and ...
Nova Scotia firefighters travel to Saskatchewan to help battle wildfires
When Nova Scotia firefighter Cody Wilkins first saw the Saskatchewan wildfires that continue to burn out of control, he said ...
Wildfire on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula mapped as largest in the province
Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture says a wildfire near Chance Harbour on the ...
Hickman's Harbour fire 'knocked down' but still out of control, says fire duty officer
After a week of up to nine forest fires across the province, another forest fire has ignited in Hickman's Harbour. RCMP ...
Musgrave Harbour residents ordered to evacuate due to wildfire
The town of Musgrave Harbour has been ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire only 2 kilometers away from the community.
Family struggling with finances cancelled their home insurance. A year later, their house burned down in a wildfire
Their home of 20 years, where they watched their kids and grandkids grow, burned down just north of La Ronge in early June. The fire killed most of their animals, including their two dogs and a donkey ...