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Part of Highway 631 in northern Ontario closed as forest fire spreadsOPP say a highway between the northern communities of White River and Hornepayne is closed due to a forest fire causing 'extremely dangerous conditions' in the area.FireMay 30, 2023
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Catastrophe experts say retreat from flood risk is ‘critical option’Preventing damage in flooding requires a more costly community-level response, he said, whether that means property buyouts or expensive dyking systems.EnvironmentOct 9, 2022
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Winnipeg firefighters tied up with dozens of grass, wild firesWinnipeg fire crews have had their hands full battling grass and wild fires this spring, responding to 39 fires in April alone.EnvironmentApr 30, 2021
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Saskatchewan government urging residents to be mindful in preventing wildfiresThe Saskatchewan Government is urging residents across the province to mindful when it comes to preventing wild and grassfires amid the coronavirus pandemic.CanadaApr 22, 2020
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Lightning causes majority of 21 new forest fires in Ontario, ministry saysA spokesman for the ministry says the new fires were reported on Friday night and that they were caused by lightning.EnvironmentSep 8, 2018
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2 Ontario provincial parks re-open after forest fires prompt closuresTwo provincial parks in northeastern Ontario have re-opened after forest fires forced them to close last month.CanadaAug 10, 2018
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California wildfire death toll approaches 40, hundreds still missing"It is a horror that no one could have imagined."WeatherOct 14, 2017
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‘Get in!’: Dash cam captures officer’s dramatic rescue of stranded truck driver during Kansas wildfireDramatic video shows a Kansas trooper rescuing a stranded truck driver from a wildfire and driving through thick smoke as flames lick the roadside.WorldMar 9, 2017
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Manitoba emergency communication has failed: premierManitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the province's emergency mobile communications system has reached the end of its service life and has failed at key times.PoliticsNov 18, 2016
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60 years of climate change in southern Alberta tracked by new websiteNew website tracks temperature changes across Alberta between 1950 and 2010.WeatherJan 9, 2016
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