TC Energy pipeline ruptures and causes wildfire near Edson, Alta.
The Calgary-based pipeline operator confirmed the rupture in a statement late Tuesday afternoon.
Alberta wildfire
Alberta wildfires burned 10 times more area in 2023 than the five-year average
Alberta Wildfire says it saw an average number of wildfires last year, but the area burned across the province set a record.
Northern Alberta residents stay back to save their community from wildfire
Mike Mercredi, a volunteer firefighter from Fort Chipewyan, Alta., says he is among a group of community members on standby who have been setting up sprinklers on neighbourhood streets as crews work to contain the flames north of the hamlet.
Wildfires have consumed more than 10,000 squares kilometres of Alberta
Christie Tucker of Alberta Wildfire says the province has never seen this much wildfire activity in recorded history.
Rain could slow record-breaking Alberta wildfires
Light rainfall and cooler temperatures slowed down wildfire activity in Alberta over the long weekend and more rain that's in the forecast may help firefighters catch a breath during a record-breaking season of fires.
Hot, dry, windy weather poses fire threat in Alberta's south, too
Wildfire officials in Alberta say hot, dry and windy weather has pushed fire conditions even further into the extreme in the province's north this weekend, and the situation in the south is now a growing concern.
Cooler weather and showers help in battle Alberta wildfires
Cooler temperatures and a bit of rain were delivering some relief for firefighters as they continued to battle wildfires threatening communities in central northern Alberta, but provincial officials warned the reprieve was only in some areas and lightning was sparking some new blazes.
Fact checking Kenney and Trudeau's comments about carbon taxes and wildfires
On Friday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the causes of wildfires are "complex" and carbon taxes won't stop them. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the wildfires and other extreme weather show why governments need to act on pricing pollution and taking other measures. Who's right?
'Nothing made it:' Ranch that offered trail rides gutted by Waterton wildfire
A family-run horse ranch that was gutted by a southwestern Alberta wildfire this week was a major fixture in Shelby Barrus's childhood.
Canadian scientists tackle the monster that ‘will burn down your town'
“They move fast, they’re very intense": after Fort McMurray, scientists accelerate task of mapping fire predictions.
Alberta fires torch economy, biggest monthly GDP decline in more than 7 years
The Alberta wildfires torched the Canadian economy in May, driving the country into its worst one-month performance since the darkest days of the Great Recession seven years ago.
Damage from Alberta wildfires estimated to cost $3.6 billion
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says damage caused by the wildfires in Fort McMurray totalled $3.58 billion, making it the most expensive disaster for insurers in the country's history.
Alberta organizes centralized donation drive for residents of Fort McMurray
Residents of Fort McMurray were allowed to return earlier this month, four weeks after a wildfire cut the city in two and forced more than 80,000 residents to flee.
