Tag Archives: Environment
Firefighters from France arrive to battle blazes as wildfire smoke lingers
Firefighters from France arrived in Canada to help Quebec face a marathon wildfire season while most evacuation orders were lifted in Nova Scotia nearly two weeks after intense infernos caused thousan...
Jun 09, 2023
Why is the federal government looking to create a national emergency agency?
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster response agency in the face of an unusually intense and destructive start to the wildfire season across the countr...
Jun 08, 2023
Fresh D.C. breeze eases atmospheric angst as Canadian smoke chokes U.S. capital
WASHINGTON - A fiery orange sun rose over the iconic landmarks of Washington, D.C., before all but vanishing into a grey Canadian haze Thursday as wildfire smoke from Ontario and Quebec arrived in ear...
Jun 08, 2023
Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada
The battle against hundreds of wildfires continues in Canada, as many jurisdictions are under either heat or air quality warnings from the federal government. Here's a look at developments Thursday: N...
Jun 08, 2023
Quebec fires: situation 'stable' for coming days; evacuees stuck until next week
MONTREAL - Quebec's precarious wildfire situation is expected to remain stable over the next 48 hours but residents displaced by the raging forest fires likely won't be able to return home until early...
Jun 08, 2023
Wildfires still causing smoke problems in much of Canada, though weekend may improve
OTTAWA - Air pollution from wildfires remained well above healthy levels across much of southern and northern Ontario and several communities in British Columbia and Alberta on Thursday. There may be ...
Jun 08, 2023
Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada
Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, prompting widespread evacuations and blanketing cities in smoke. Here's a look at developments Wednesday: Canada marks Clean Air Day with air quality w...
Jun 07, 2023
Canadian smoke bathes U.S.; climate change 'only getting worse,' says White House
WASHINGTON - A hazy, acrid shroud lingered over some of America's largest cities Wednesday as Canadian wildfire smoke continued to drift south, touching off "code red" air quality alerts from Massachu...
Jun 07, 2023
Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world as wildfires rage
OTTAWA - Hazy skies tinged with an eerie yellow glow greeted millions of Canadians in Quebec and Ontario again Wednesday as the smoke from hundreds of wildfires continued to cause air quality warnings...
Jun 07, 2023
Canadian forest fire centre responds to unprecedented wildfire season
Weather maps hang on the walls and precipitation reports flash across screens in the Winnipeg office where major decisions about Canada's battle against an unprecedented wildfire season are made. Insi...
Jun 07, 2023