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Massive fire burns on mountain near western Canada city

Nearly 20,000 residents of a community in western Canada were on standby Wednesday as a wildfire engulfed a mountain ...
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How Canadians can prepare for wildfire evacuations, from emergency plans to go bags

Wildfires are threatening communities across Canada, raising questions about how people can best prepare for evacuations.

Canadian cities are unprepared for climate-driven migration—here's what they can do

This summer, wildfires have caused evacuations across Canada and recently forced thousands of people to flee their homes in ...
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About 20,000 people under wildfire evacuation alert in Newfoundland and Labrador

Thousands of people in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and elsewhere in the province are under evacuation alerts as ...
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Thousands in holding pattern as crews make few gains taming fire near St. John's

Water bombers have slowed the growth of a wildfire threatening Newfoundland and Labrador's largest city, but the flames are ...

Conservative MP says federal inaction on wildfires led to Atlantic Canada forest bans

An Alberta Conservative MP is blaming the Liberal government for a pair of contentious provincial bans on outdoor activities, saying federal officials didn’t do enough to stave off tinder dry ...

Port Alberni RCMP investigating 3 suspicious deaths in B.C. city in 9 days

Three people have died in Port Alberni, B.C., within a nine-day period in early August, each of them under circumstances RCMP are investigating as suspicious.