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Earlier this week, officials said about 120 people had been forced to flee their homes and cabins because of wildfires outside Labrador City.

Saskatchewan's volunteer fire departments are struggling with recruitment. The challenge is finding the balance between the demands of volunteering and work and family commitments.

The latest estimate puts the size of the out-of-control fire near Lytton, B.C., at about seven square-kilometres, up slightly from Saturday.

A joint search was conducted by local firefighters and the Canadian Coast Guard. Paramedics attempted life-saving measures before the patients were transferred to hospital.

Firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to fight a massive blaze burning for several days.

The team of volunteers, including two firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement officials and two dogs, has spent days scouring the debris for survivors.

Camp Courage, a Nova Scotia camp that encourages young women and gender-diverse youth to explore careers in firefighting and other emergency services, is celebrating 20 years. 

Around 2:45 a.m., police officers and firefighters were called to 936 Eglinton Avenue West, the address of 3 Eggs All Day Grill, near Bathurst Street.

Global News crews on the scene reported five homes along Geary Crescent caught fire, with four of those homes fully involved in flames.

Firefighters responded to the Blairstown, N.J., home and found the couple in critical condition, according to the New Jersey State Police.

Ottawa firefighters responded to six residential fires across the city in less than two days, with two pets dead and multiple residents displaced.

Provincial and territorial wildfire agencies will be able to request the use of four air tankers, one spotter plane and five heavy lift helicopters to fight wildfires, feds say.

Early on Friday morning, firefighters were dispatched to a home near Carleton and Kennedy roads for reports of a fire.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry says Canada needs to fund a national fleet of modern firefighting aircraft and create an office to co-ordinate wildfire responses.

A small wildfire that was burning out of control on Nova Scotia’s southwestern coast Wednesday night is now described as being held.

Firefighters were called to Bastion Street, near Bathurst Street and Fort York, around 2 a.m. to deal with smoke coming from the 20th floor of the building.

The program, run by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), teaches command, control and tactical decision-making when protecting structures exposed to wildfire.

Of the seven fires that occurred Monday night into Tuesday morning, just one happened at an occupied home.

Police said Darryl Wong was punched several times, suffering injuries to his face and shoulder, and possibly losing consciousness.

Toronto firefighters put out a four-alarm blaze at a fireworks store overnight Monday after police say a vehicle crashed into it.