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A wildfire that broke out Monday northeast of the Jasper townsite is now contained. 

Crews from 20 different agencies gathered in North Vancouver on Thursday to battle a simulated wildfire ahead of the summer season.

Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen says the province is on track to meet its hiring targets next month as it brings in more firefighters.

'Over the last two weeks, looking at the dashboard, anywhere from five to 10 grass wildfires were happening per day,' Edmonton's fire chief said Tuesday.

First responders will be running an emergency evacuation drill on April 18, part of the resort community's recently developed wildfire defence plan.

Canadian energy producers say they are prepared and ready for what could be another spring and summer of drought and wildfires in Western Canada.

The Rock the Lake Festival is now scheduled for July 12 to 14 after initially being scheduled for August, event organizers announced on Thursday.

The federal government says it is taking measures to prepare for this year's wildfire season, noting that wildfire activity is already at above-normal levels.

A stark warning was provided by officials within the department of Natural Resources and Energy Development in New Brunswick as wildfire season is underway.

According to local fire departments, the need for mental health support is more important than ever, as firefighters are pushed to the brink, seemingly every summer.

A TC Energy natural gas pipeline reportedly exploded west of Edmonton late Tuesday morning, sending up a large plume of flames and smoke and triggering a small wildfire.

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

New figures released on Thursday show how Canada's 2023 wildfire season — which burned roughly 18.5 million hectares — impacted the global tree cover landscape.

New wildland firefighting recruits are putting their skills to the test at Alberta's wildfire training centre in Hinton.

"A lot of mountains, lakes and streams through here. One of the interesting challenges that we have here is, to our community, it's very much, made up of an intermix."

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency gave an update on how they expect to see the upcoming fire season play out.

Some wildfires are popping up in Saskatchewan and communities are requesting fire training.

2023 marked the province's most damaging wildfire season yet, and with the province mired in a multi-year drought, concern is mounting for the months ahead.

The centre will be built at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and will help train the next generation of wildfire firefighters.

Clearing the forest floor of debris can make a difference during a wildfire, which one organization says was made evident during last summer's McDougall Creek wildfire.