Canada Wildfires 2024

Jasper bus tour registration open, limited to evacuees with damaged homes

Those on the bus won’t be able to get off in the town, as there is still debris

Aug 3, 2024 10:25 AM Read more >

Rotting food and closed highways a concern as Jasper evacuation continues

Residents hoping to get personal possessions, clean out fridges, but fire officials say still unsafe

Jul 28, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >

Ottawa and Alberta match fire donations as Jasper residents view damage map

Initiative means every $1 donated to Red Cross will become $3

Jul 28, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger. Why and what can be done?

Prescribed burns, used by Indigenous people for centuries, are the best bet for keeping things under control

Jul 28, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

Parks Canada says wildfire in Jasper National Park could burn for months

The blaze is the largest the park has seen in the last 100 years

Jul 28, 2024 9:35 AM Read more >

Dozens forced from northern Alberta community after fire threatens key road

The province said 89 residents of Chipewyan Lake registered at an evacuation centre

Jul 20, 2024 9:38 AM Read more >

Canada’s wildfire season close to 10-year average heading into summer peak

Overall, this wildfire season is far less severe than the record-setting year in 2023

Jul 13, 2024 11:36 AM Read more >

Hundreds evacuate northern Alberta First Nation due to nearby wildfire

A provincial alert says a blaze is burning about 8.5 kilometres north of Highway 58

Jul 13, 2024 9:42 AM Read more >

Fire chiefs across the country issue warning as Canada Day fireworks loom

More than 700 fire departments nationwide respond to mishandled fireworks calls annually

Jun 28, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

Quebec’s Port-Cartier maximum security prison evacuated as wildfire burns

Inmates have since been moved to other secure federal correctional facilities

Jun 23, 2024 2:25 PM Read more >