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As Alberta battles more than 50 out-of-control wildfires, Ontario has shipped almost 200 firefighters and two helicopters out west to help the besieged province. As of Thursday, the Ontario government said it had sent 176 wildland firefighters, along with hoses and two helicopters, to help Alberta with a growing number …
Read More »Out-of-control blazes already raging as Ontario braces for wildfire season
As large parts of the country struggle with the spread of wildfires and mandatory evacuations, swathes of Ontario sit under forest fire warnings. An extreme fire warning is in place for parts of Ontario that include Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, Algonquin Park and areas of traditional cottage country around …
Read More »Raging Newfoundland forest fires grow overnight, as crews look to forecast rain to quell blazes
Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial forest fire duty officer is looking to the forecast for rain Tuesday, after a raging forest fire near Grand Falls-Windsor widened overnight by more than 50 per cent. Jeff Motty said the size of the Paradise Lake fire, located in a forested area of central Newfoundland, is estimated …
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