Insights and Stories on Wildfires

Jasper fires force trains to go slow

Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:30 pm CDT

The Canadian National Railway line through Jasper, Alta,. is open, but trains are moving slowly due to the wildfire that destroyed a significant part of the community this week. The implications for grain movement are unknown, but unloads are already down at the port of Vancouver.

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

Jun. 11, 2024 at 3:48 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

AgriRecovery feed, freight, breeding herd aid set for Alberta, Saskatchewan, B.C.

Oct. 20, 2023 at 3:03 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Nova Scotia farmers granted late AgriStability entry

Sep. 12, 2023 at 2:43 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Climate change made Quebec wildfires twice as likely, scientists say

Aug. 22, 2023 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Gloria Dickie

B.C. wildfires intensify, evacuation orders double

Aug. 20, 2023 at 1:04 am CDT

Kelowna | Reuters — Forest fires in British Columbia intensified on Saturday, with the number of people under evacuation orders doubling from a day earlier, as authorities warned of difficult days ahead. The province declared a state of emergency on Friday to access temporary authoritative powers to tackle fire-related risks, […]

By Chris Helgren Nia Williams

Alberta farmers granted late AgriStability entry

Aug. 14, 2023 at 10:21 pm CDT

Any Alberta producers who were considering AgriStability — but only in hindsight — for the income stabilization plan’s 2023 program year now have until Sept. 29 to apply. Ottawa and the province announced Aug. 4 that they’ve reopened the jointly-funded program, as wildfires and/or “extremely dry” growing conditions have dragged […]

Canada’s record-setting wildfires could persist for rest of ‘marathon’ summer

Aug. 11, 2023 at 8:13 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Record-setting wildfires in Canada could potentially continue burning at an abnormally high rate for several more weeks, though the spread of blazes is likely to start diminishing in September, according to federal projections released on Friday. Forest fires have engulfed parts of nearly all 13 Canadian […]

By Ismail Shakil

Western Canada covered in smoke as wildfires loosen grip on Quebec

Jun. 12, 2023 at 8:27 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Smoke shrouded Western Canada on Monday as wildfires flared again in the main oil-producing province of Alberta, while firefighters in Quebec doused some of the worst early-season blazes, allowing thousands of evacuees to return home. Canada is enduring its most destructive start to wildfire season, with […]

By Ismail Shakil

International help rolls in to fight unyielding Canadian wildfires

Jun. 8, 2023 at 3:47 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Allies around the world are promising to boost support for Canada’s fight against hundreds of blazes amid the country’s worst-ever start to wildfire season, which is fueling concerns about the worsening consequences of climate change. Forest fires continued to burn across Canada on Thursday, forcing thousands […]

By Ismail Shakil Nia Williams

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