Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs) are created during burning of everything from oil to wood to cigarettes, and many are carcinogenic.

Alberta's 2020 wildfire season was one of the quietest on record, and while officials point to weather as the main reason, the COVID-19 pandemic also may have had an impact.

More than a dozen firefighters, an air tanker and two helicopters are fighting the growing fire near Banff.

By June 2019, roughly 600 blazes were reported burning across Alberta, with more than 650,000 hectares having caught fire. This year, that number is cut in half.

High Level has launched an online experience to mark the first anniversary of the Chuckegg Creek wildfire, which forced the evacuation of thousands of people.

Parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. could see an elevated threat of wildfires that stretches into September.

Tuesday's grass fire in the Lethbridge river valley is a reminder of just how dry conditions are in southern Alberta.

The Global News teams in Alberta have won four Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Awards in the Prairie region.

The Alberta government has issued a fire ban that covers about 60 per cent of the province, in hopes of slowing the start of wildfire season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, wildfire season begins one month earlier in Alberta than in any other province.