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The fire-scorched landscape needs water. But not the kind that recently fell on Canberra.

Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. says it is purchasing the SunMine solar electricity generating facility in B.C. from the City of Kimberley.

CO2 from burning forests whether in Amazon or S-E Asia exacerbates climate woes globally

Unprecedented smoke from British Columbia's wildfires in 2017 is helping scientists model the potential impacts of nuclear war on the Earth's climate, says a study from Rutgers University.

A forest fire burning near a northern Alberta town has grown slightly, but officials say firefighters are making good progress.

Inhaling smoke from a wildfire can be equal to smoking a couple of packs of cigarettes a day depending on its thickness, says a researcher studying wildfires in Western Canada.

We’re very careful about what our kids eat, but what about the air they breathe?

When wildfire smoke blankets a province, as it did in B.C. for weeks this summer, there are marked increases in asthma attacks and respiratory infections, as well as smaller increases for things like heart attacks and cardiac arrests, a B.C. scientist says.

Environment Canada is encouraging people to keep cool and drink lots of water as British Columbia's south coast braces for a heat wave.

Environment Canada says smoke from British Columbia's wildfires will likely result in high-risk air quality levels in parts of central Alberta by Wednesday, July 19, 2017.