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

Wildfire season is off to an early start in B.C.'s central Interior and Cariboo regions, with at least one fire listed as out of control and continuing to grow in the Quesnel area.

Evacuation alerts have been issued for properties near two wildfires burning out of control in central B.C., including the small community of Endako, as fears of a long wildfire season in the province start to materialize.

The Dutton Creek blaze is located roughly halfway between Okanagan Falls and Oliver in the South Okanagan.

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

An out-of-control wildfire is burning between Quesnel and Williams Lake and is an estimated 1,600 hectares, up from the 50 hectares reported on Saturday.

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.

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 fire grew to 4.37 hectares, and was discovered Saturday afternoon in the Dutton Creek area east of Highway 97. BCWS says it suspects the blaze to be human-caused.

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

Some residents on Cold Lake First Nations 149 were told to flee their homes late Monday afternoon due to a wildfire in the area.

A wildfire is burning out of control in northeastern Alberta, approximately 4.5 kilometres east of Saprae Creek Estates in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.

What’s being called the Dutton Creek wildfire grew to around four hectares in size in the Gallagar Lake area and is now classified as being held.

It's dry, windy and warming up in Alberta, where the risk of wildfires was put on display Monday when a rural area near Onoway was briefly told to be prepared to evacuate.

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

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.

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

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.

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.