Canadian Wildfires
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U.S. weather presenter’s coverage of Canadian wildfires has intensifiedThis year's fire season — the second worst since the 2023 wildfire season — has seen wildfires consume 3.7 million hectares, six times the area of Prince Edward Island.FireJun 13, 2025
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Canadian banks face pressure to support wildfire victims, climate changeWhile banks recognize that Canadians are living through a wildfire season like no other, activists say they aren't delivering where they're most needed.EconomyAug 27, 2023
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South Okanagan politician calling for national wildfire fighting forceMP Richard Cannings is calling on the federal government to put together a national wildfire fighting force and a squadron of water bombers.FireAug 10, 2023
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‘Something’s changed’: Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists sayIn British Columbia, once the ‘wet coast,’ 28 out of 34 river basins were at the province’s top two drought levels.EnvironmentAug 5, 2023
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‘I’m a David fighting a Goliath’: N.S. homeowner worried about wildfire insurance claims'I'm not trying to jump the line, but without getting any response, I feel like I'm not even in the line,' says a Nova Scotia man fighting for answers about his wildfire insurance.CanadaJul 20, 2023
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‘It’s home’: Metis community rebuilds after northern Alberta wildfireThe East Prairie Metis Settlement lost about 40 homes, of which 14 were inhabited at the time of the wildfire.FireJul 14, 2023
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‘It feels like home:’ New Zealand volunteers arrive in N.S. to help with wildfire recoveryVolunteers from Task Force Kiwi, a veteran-led disaster relief group, arrived in the Halifax area earlier this week to assist with wildfire recovery efforts.CanadaJul 1, 2023
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Quebec wildfires: more evacuations ordered in northwestern regionResidents of the villages of Val-Paradis and Beaucanton, home to around 340 people, were given an hour and a half to evacuate on Friday night due to the approach of a nearby fire.CanadaJun 24, 2023
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Quebec wildfires: Lebel sur Quevillon citizens return, but remain on evacuation alertAuthorities reopened the road into Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., but residents could have to leave again as the fire that forced them out in the first place has flared up again.CanadaJun 18, 2023
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Quebec now taking the offensive against forest fires: natural resources ministerWith no rain expected in affected areas before Tuesday, officials say the flammability index remains high.CanadaJun 11, 2023
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