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Alberta Fire Danger Eases With Rain as Oil Output Restored
A second day of rain slowed the spread of wildfires in Alberta, allowing some oil sands production to resume. Conditions ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN3h
Vicious cycle: Wildfire smoke and wind a growing threat in Alberta
In an ever-lengthening forest fire season, there’s a gritty new reality to climate change where smoke from as far away as ...
What we know about the wildfires burning in Canada and sending smoke to the U.S. and U.K.
Evacuations for Webequie First Nation, in Nipigon, where the fires have blackened 8,000 hectares, were carried out last week, ...
Calgary Herald on MSN21h
Wildfire updates: More hot, dry conditions expected | CNRL restarts oilsands site | Air quality warnings issued for northern Alberta
Showers were expected Tuesday in the area around Edmonton, where some of the province’s wildfires are burning, according to ...
Calgary Herald on MSN13h
Wildfire live updates: Rain slows wildfires, Alberta oil output restored | Half of Chipewyan Lake's buildings burned down
While Alberta wildfire activity did not escalate dramatically Tuesday night due in part to cooler weather and some ...
Canada wildfires spread, forcing more than 33,000 to evacuate as smoke impacts U.S. and reaches Europe
Wildfires scorching several Canadian provinces have driven at least 33,400 people from their homes, with smoke now reaching ...
Do you know about the health damage long-term wildfire smoke exposure can cause?
Bad air quality is linked to poor health outcomes and the development or worsening of some diseases like asthma, coughs, headaches, infections, COPD, as well as cancers.
APTN News5h
Alberta premier says nearly 5,000 people in the province have evacuated due to wildfires
Wildfires in Alberta have grown significantly in the past week. Hot, dry conditions along with strong winds have now ...
'There's no barriers for Mother Nature': Wildfires continue to burn out of control near oilsands plants
Wildfire-related shut-ins and evacuations disrupt the lives and livelihoods of thousands of oilpatch workers each season, ...
Officials expect 'significant wildfire growth' at blaze on B.C.-Alta. border
Officials in B.C. are warning of dangerous conditions for a raging wildfire on the B.C.-Alberta border in northeastern B.C., ...
Mandatory evacuation order issued for area in Lac La Biche County due to wildfire
Evacuation orders have been issued for an area in Lac La Biche County due to out-of-control wildfire.The alert is in effect ...