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Jul 252 min read

Huge wildfire burns down part of western Canadian town; rain in forecast

A raging wildfire has burned down part of the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper and firefighters were working on Thursday to save...

Jun 122 min read

Canada forecasts hotter-than-average summer as peak wildfire season nears

Canada is expecting a hotter-than-usual summer with slightly below-average precipitation in central Canada, government officials said on...

May 153 min read

Canada's oil sands hub threatened by wildfire, sparking large evacuations

A large wildfire is slowly approaching the major Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray and around 6,000 people in four suburbs have...

May 142 min read

Canadian crews battle wildfire threatening remote western town

OTTAWA -Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions...

May 132 min read

Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns

TORONTO -The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as...

May 122 min read

Wildfire evacuation notice issued for oil sands rich Alberta town

TORONTO -An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the major Canadian...

May 42 min read

Canada police charge three with murder of Sikh leader Nijjar, probe India link

OTTAWA -Canadian police on Friday arrested and charged three Indian men with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar...