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Fire forces evacuation of Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan
A hamlet in northern Alberta has been placed under an evacuation order as a wildfire burns nearby.
Unprecedented wildfire outbreaks in Nova Scotia still burning after four days
As an unprecedented string of wildfires in Nova Scotia continued to burn out of control for a fourth day, fire officials were hoping for a break in the dry, windy weather.
Trudeau promises to update act controlling water use and development
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated promises on Tuesday to update legislation that governs water use while formally announcing the Canada Water Agency is to be headquartered in Manitoba's capital city.
More than half of N.W.T. wildfires so far this season caused by humans: officials
Nine fires are actively burning in the N.W.T., including an out-of-control wildfire about 32 square kilometres in size on the K'atl'odeeche First Nation that is believed to have been human-caused.
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.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in conflict for weighing in on COVID court case to "make it go away"
Marguerite Trussler's report comes in the waning days of a bitter election campaign with voters going to the polls on May 29.
Flood warnings in northwest B.C. as heat melts snow quickly
A flood watch covered the Skeena region of northwestern British Columbia on Tuesday as unseasonably warm temperatures swelled rivers in many areas of the province.
Air quality deteriorates across Western Canada as wildfires rage
Air quality statements continue to blanket much of British Columbia and the Prairie provinces as scores of wildfires rage.
Fort St. John on alert as Alberta fires draw near, nearby areas are on evacuation order
Wildfires have prompted the City of Fort St. John, B.C., to tell all of its roughly 21,000 residents to get ready to leave on short notice, while the Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation order for a large rural area to the north.
Experts foresee more heat waves in shoulder seasons as May hot spell shatters records
The ongoing May heat wave that shattered almost 40 daily temperature records across B.C. and Alberta on Sunday should be seen as a warning of more out-of-season hot spells in the future, climatologists say.