Wildfires

Nova Scotia

Atlantic provinces sending 20 firefighters to help battle wildfires in Manitoba

A 20-person firefighting team from Atlantic Canada is heading to Manitoba to help battle out-of-control wildfires in the province. Nova…

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Tech

Could climate change cause more lightning — and spark more wildfires?

Lightning could strike in Canada more often due to the effects of climate change — and amid concerns of drought,…

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Canada

Climate change is pushing wildfires closer to urban areas. Firefighters say they’re not prepared

Firefighter Joe Triff thinks back to last year’s devastating wildfires, which forced thousands to evacuate Halifax’s suburbs and then reduced more than…

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Canada

Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely and is triggering extreme events like wildfires and storms, the…

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Nova Scotia

Wildfires can take a heavy toll on mental health. Here’s what researchers say should be done to help evacuees

Helen Malone-Babineau has escaped not one, but two wildfires in the past eight years. Now, she’s starting over again in…

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Canada

More than 400 wildfires burning in B.C. amid hot, dry weather

More than 400 wildfires are burning across B.C. as of Saturday morning, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS). In a report…

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Tech

Wildfires devastated Jasper. The soot and ash are putting Alberta’s glaciers at risk, scientists warn

As the devastating fires around Jasper National Park filled the sky with smoke and ash, John Pomeroy was thinking of…

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Canada

6 wildfires create uncertainty and anxiety near B.C.’s Slocan Lake

The smoke is so thick in New Denver, B.C., that Nicole Blacksioux can no longer see the flames from her…

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Canada

Hundreds under evacuation order in B.C. as wildfires grow

Hundreds of British Columbians remain on evacuation order Monday morning as around 360 wildfires burn throughout the province.  They include all residents…

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Nova Scotia

Insurance claims from last year’s floods, wildfires in Nova Scotia total $490 million

The devastating wildfires and deadly flooding that plagued Nova Scotia last year have resulted in $490 million in insured losses,…

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