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Wildfires in Canada
The latest news and updates as we track the impact of wildfires, smoke and air quality alerts around Canada.
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Researchers urge action after study finds Yellowknife wildfires released 'significant' amount of arsenic
- Wildfires near Yellowknife released a "significant" amount of arsenic into the air and water according to a recent study – a finding one researcher says should be treated as a "wake up call."The study, published in Environmental Research Letters in May, used public and open-access data to determine four fires near Yellowknife in 2023 – known as the North Slave Complex – released between 69 and 183 tonnes of arsenic into the air and water. It says that's about half the arsenic wildfires around th
Latest wildfire updates and impacts
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Continuous heat mounts health risks in Alberta amid wildfires, smoke
Extremely hot temperatures will continue to keep Alberta sizzling this week, along with a growing wildfire and smoke risk.
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Intense heat keeps hold of B.C., storm risk could spark more wildfires
Hundreds of fires are burning across B.C. as a potent heat wave continues across the province
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Historic heat continues in Alberta, increased wildfires fuel poor air quality
It’s been more than a century since Calgary has seen such a long spell of hot temperatures
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Unwavering heat continues to fuel major wildfires across British Columbia
Hundreds of fires are burning across B.C. as a heat wave continues across the province
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District of Wells and Barkerville Area under evacuation order as B.C. heat wave fans wildfires
The Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) issued an evacuation order Sunday afternoon citing the rapid growth over the weekend of the Antler Creek wildfire in B.C.'s central Interior. The emergency order encompasses 431 parcels in the Barkerville Area, covering 62,488 hectares, including the historic Barkerville town — the largest living history museum in western North America. The EOC has also extended the order for 33 parcels in the Bowron area, covering about 30,567 hect
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Thousands remain on evacuation alert in B.C. due to wildfires
THE LATEST:More than 2,000 people are preparing to evacuate at a moment's notice in the southern half of B.C., as persistent hot and dry conditions continue to challenge firefighters on Saturday.The Shetland Creek wildfire, which was fanned by winds and grew exponentially from Thursday to Friday, has led to hundreds of properties being put on evacuation order and thousands of people on evacuation alert — including the entire village of Ashcroft.In the southeast Interior, the Aylwin Creek fire an
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Wildfires rage across Western Canada, smoke pollution sweeps into Ontario, U.S.
Lightning and dry conditions have already caused many new wildfires to ignite in B.C. and Alberta, and things are expected to deteriorate in the coming days
- NewsCBC
Nearly 1,100 people forced out of their homes as extreme heat continues to drive Alberta wildfires
Dozens more people have had to flee their homes due to wildfires in Alberta, as an out-of-control fire continues to burn near Chipewyan Lake, bringing the total number of evacuees province-wide to about 1,097, the province said in an update Friday. There are 89 evacuees in Chipewyan Lake after an evacuation order for that community was issued late Thursday night, the province said.Extreme fire behaviour is expected to persist through the weekend as a prolonged heat wave, with daytime highs betwe
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Smoky skies across much of B.C. as wildfires grow
Approximately 2,000 people in the Village of Ashcroft have been told to be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice, after an evacuation alert was put into place at noon Friday for the entire community, about 100 kilometres west of Kamloops.The warning comes with officials forecasting smoky skies across much of B.C. as over 300 fires burn across the province, with more expected in the days ahead.Cliff Chapman with the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) said Thursday the province appeared to be
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47 new Alberta wildfires in last day as province swelters under heat
Alberta Wildfire is reporting another 47 wildfire starts in the past 24 hours as 150 wildfires burn across the province.Of the fires burning within Alberta's wildfire protection areas, 51 are burning out of control, 34 are being held and 42 are under control. Much of Alberta remains under a heat warning as daytime highs are expected to reach between 28 and 36 C over the next seven to nine days.The fire danger is similarly elevated in many areas of the province, the majority falling under a very
