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Three years after a wildfire destroyed Lytton, the disaster has left a lingering gap in food security.

The finding that logging is a high-emitting sector runs counter to longstanding claims by both industry and governments that logging in Canada is “sustainable” and a low-carbon climate solution.

A nearly year-long drought that lasted through the winter and brought both record heat and unprecedentedly low snow levels have left the province under drought conditions from the Lower Mainland to northern B.C., straining the vital resource for communities and farmers alike.

A year ago yesterday, a wildfire tore through a First Nation in the interior of British Columbia, destroying 32 structures. And yet, Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw is celebrating.

Experts express concern that salvage logging has no ecological benefit, contradicts B.C.’s promise to prioritize ecosystem health over timber, and the process should be reconsidered. 

Ron Hallman, CEO of the federal agency, said it was "ridiculous" to assert his organization puts a higher value on nature than people.

As wildfires scorch ever-larger parts of Canada and force thousands to evacuate, they are fueling the spread of right-wing disinformation and climate conspiracy theories. 

Specifics on what has been destroyed in the Rocky Mountain resort town of 5,000 remained sketchy.

Multiple wildfires in Jasper National Park flared up with a vengeance late Monday night, forcing all park visitors along with the 4,700 residents of the Jasper townsite to flee west with little notice over mountain roads through darkness, soot, and ash.

Cultural burning is the use of controlled fire to generate new growth and prevent large, destructive wildfires. Long used by Indigenous people throughout what is now B.C. and other parts of Canada, the practice was criminalized in 1874. However, as Canada suffers record-breaking wildfires, a growing number of Indigenous people and advocates are calling for those restrictions to be removed.

A delegation of people whose lives have been impacted by climate change came together to speak to their experiences at a press conference in the House of Commons on Thursday.

It’s pouring outside, but the rain isn’t dampening Jim Hodgson’s spirits. In fact, he’s beaming.

When wildfires and floods arrive on a community’s doorstep, residents need information to know how to act. But what happens when cell service and the internet are down?

Thousands of residents forced to flee a fierce, wind-whipped wildfire threatening the oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray, Alta., were told Wednesday they’ll likely be out for days but may be allowed back as early as Tuesday.

Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the Alberta community, bringing back memories of a devastating fire eight years earlier.