forest fire

Cool and wet weather is making a difference in Jasper National Park. The park posted a statement on X late Thursday night saying cooler temperatures and up to 15 millimetres of rain since midnight had led to minimal fire activity. The park says due to the rainfall, fire behaviour is likely to calm over the next 72 […]

It’s going to be a hot and smoky week across the province as a heat wave has struck parts of northern Saskatchewan and forest fire smoke from northern Alberta is infiltrating southern regions of Saskatchewan. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a number of air quality statements affecting the Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, […]

Wildfires are burning dangerously close to a central Albertan town in what federal officials say is an “unprecedented” fire season across Canada. Here’s a look at developments Sunday: Fire chews through transmission towers near Edson Alberta’s largest regulated electricity transmission company is warning residents in areas near the town of Edson to be prepared for […]

An evacuation order for the northern Saskatchewan community of Stanley Mission has been lifted and its two-thousand residents are being allowed to return home today. In a statement posted on social media, the chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Tammy Cook-Searson, says the fire is 80 per cent contained. The Saskatchewan Public Safety […]