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In a joint press conference, Minister of Emergency Preparedness of Canada Harjit Sajjan said the country must mitigate gang involvement starting with kids.

Manitoba wildfire officials are preparing for what could be one of their busiest wildfire seasons to date.

South Frontenac's fire chief is warning to avoid unnecessary open-air fires this spring

As of 2023, there were 125,500 firefighters in Canada, of which about 88,500 were volunteers, whose departments protected 80 per cent of the country's territory.

A B.C. MP in the Fraser Valley said federal help for the region regarding funds for emergency disasters is taking too long.

Wildfires were a key topic during two days of meetings in Ottawa between provincial, territorial and federal emergency response ministers that wrapped up Wednesday.

While the prime minister and Governor General are given permanent protective details, other MPs, ministers, senators and party leaders receive protection on a "case-by-case basis."

100 of the cadets boarded buses on Wednesday to help residents who remain trapped in their Sydney homes by huge drifts left behind by a 150-centimetre snowfall on the weekend.

The federal government has approved a request for assistance in Nova Scotia, after the province experienced one of its heaviest snowfalls in 20 years.

The mayor says she wept Tuesday night when a huge snowplow rumbled down her street in Sydney, N.S., where she had been trapped with her family since a weekend storm.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is asking for help after a historic winter storm blanketed much of the province in snow.

Nova Scotia's opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Tim Houston for comments he made about Cape Breton Regional Municipality's state of emergency following a massive snowfall.

Parts of Nova Scotia are expected to see an additional 30 to 50 centimetres of snow by Monday, after already getting around 80 centimetres on the weekend.

A relentless, multi-day snow storm that dumped more than 100 centimetres of snow in parts of Nova Scotia has people in Cape Breton sitting and waiting to be dug out.

After a record-breaking wildfire season, Canada's Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said it is clear some kind of federal co-ordination agency is required.

Canada is expected to make an earthquake early-warning system live later in 2024, but one seismologist says it's just one part of the country's preparedness plans.

Wildfires leave a mark, and after a season that saw 18.5 million hectares of land burned, some experts are warning about the effects they can have in future extreme weather events.

The Jan. 18 repayment deadline is looming for federal Canada Emergency Business Account loan holders seeking partial forgiveness.

Fortin expressed concerns with the way the military handles sexual misconduct allegations, and his case in particular, in a statement today posted to his LinkedIn profile.

India's high commission in Canada said on Tuesday the country's officials will resume processing visa applications in Ottawa and at consulates in Toronto and Vancouver