Planned back burns help contain aggressive wildfire near Osoyoos, B.C.
Crews say they are making good progress taming a wildfire that has prompted evacuation alerts for several properties in British Columbia's southern Okanagan.
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Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of her central British Columbia community.
Legault says majority of homes without power to be reconnected by Wednesday night
Premier Francois Legault said on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the large majority of Quebec homes still without power after an ice storm two days earlier would have electricity restored before midnight.
Pregnant asylum seeker rescued from snow trying to cross Manitoba border
A pregnant woman who walked across the United States border into Manitoba was rescued after she became trapped in a snowbank and appeared to go into labour.
CN says oil leak contained following derailment in western Manitoba
A leak from a derailed train carrying oil in western Manitoba has been contained, the railway said on Saturday, February 16, 2019, but some pipeline supporters say the incident highlights the risks involved in moving oil by rail.
B.C. First Nations carry huge debts after fighting to save homes from wildfires
Chief Larry Nooski remembers the deafening sound of a wildfire racing toward Nadleh Whut'en territory in August, like a "low-level jet plane."
PM to visit northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, for a retreat on Vancouver Island, under smoke-filled skies amid a province-wide wildfire emergency.
Mexico sends hundreds of its firefighters to help battle Ontario blazes
In addition to firefighting crews from across Canada and the United States, Ontario welcomed three separate groups of 100 Mexican firefighters each, on July 20, 24 and 28.
Forest fire in northeastern Ontario threatens stretch of Trans-Canada Highway
Crews battling massive fires in northwestern Ontario have been diverted to the heart of the province's cottage country, where a smaller blaze that started more than a week ago is inching closer to a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway, provincial officials said on Monday, July 30, 2018.
Residents in rural area in southwest Alberta ordered to leave homes due to fire
Helicopters rescued several workers on Wednesday, October 26, 2017, as residents were ordered to leave their homes because of a wind-whipped wildfire burning in southwestern Alberta.
B.C. premier, forests minister, tours several wildfires, including Kelowna
British Columbia's premier spent Monday touring some communities affected by this year's unprecedented wildfire season, promising financial assistance.
Hundreds of properties threatened by out-of-control wildfire near Kelowna, B.C.
Officials say a wildfire that is burning out of control east of Kelowna, B.C., is not believed to have destroyed any homes or other structures.
BC Wildfire Service says 19 fires burn together to create one huge blaze
Over 400 firefighters are working to contain the largest wildfire in British Columbia's history.
Officials 'scrambling' to meet needs of B.C. wildfire evacuees: minister
Fast-moving wildfire.s in British Columbia are posing serious challenges for crews fighting to keep the flames from more than a dozen communities, officials said on Sunday.
Wildfire crews prepare for worsening weekend weather across southern B.C.
Wildfire conditions in B.C. are expected to worsen over the weekend as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have forced more than 16,000 people from their homes.