Tag Archives: Environment
Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says
A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkin...
Aug 23, 2023
'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis
YELLOWKNIFE - Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay Wednesday as politicians continued grappling with "astronomical" costs of fighting the blazes and how to e...
Aug 23, 2023
B.C. woman looking for lone firefighter she says saved her home with garden hose
KELOWNA - A British Columbia fire evacuee is looking for a solo firefighter she says saved her home from flames with a garden hose. Marnie Endersby has taken to social media to share her story in hope...
Aug 22, 2023
Climate change made worst Quebec fire weather twice as likely, more intense: study
Climate change has made summers like the kind that led to Quebec's disastrous wildfire season at least seven times more likely to happen again, says a new scientific analysis. The study by the U.K.-ba...
Aug 22, 2023
Broaden scope of Canada's weather alert system to account for wildfires, expert urges
OTTAWA - As wildfires rage in western Canada, a communications and broadcasting policy expert says the national weather alerting system should account for a wider range of extreme events. Monica Auer ...
Aug 22, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
Wildfires raging throughout British Columbia have destroyed structures and forced more than 27,000 people from their homes. The province remains in a state of emergency as crews battle the more than 3...
Aug 22, 2023
Local news is a calling for ex-BBC reporter informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires
As thousands of terrified people packed up their belongings last week after an evacuation order in Yellowknife, N.W.T., local news site Cabin Radio was providing line-by-line, minute-by-minute updates...
Aug 22, 2023
Crews continue battling N.W.T. wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Crews continued Tuesday to battle wildfires that have forced seven out of every 10 Northwest Territories residents from their homes - or about 30,000 people. Environment and Climate Chan...
Aug 22, 2023
At least 50 buildings lost to wildfire in West Kelowna, B.C., fire chief confirms
West Kelowna's fire chief says at least 50 structures have been lost in the city to the 110-square-kilometre McDougall Creek fire burning on both sides of Lake Okanagan in B.C.Jason Brolund says the d...
Aug 21, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere in the...
Aug 21, 2023