Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta government says 40 wildland firefighters are on their way to California to aid in the […]
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Jasper wildfire: Several trails, day use areas in national park to reopen Friday
Nearly seven weeks after a wildfire prompted an evacuation order for all of Jasper National Park, officials say some of the park’s trails and day […]
Jasper wildfire: Icefields Parkway reopened as wildfire continues to be held
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 23, 2024 2:03 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of Canada’s […]
Smoke from massive wildfires in Alberta comes with silver lining
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2024 7:37 pm Updated July 22, 2024 7:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase […]
Nearly 1K people flee Garden River as wildfire threatens road access: officials
Nearly 1,000 people have fled from a remote rural area in northwestern Alberta as a nearby wildfire threatens the only road out of the community, […]
Wildfire threatening road access forces evacuation of Garden River in northern Alberta
People who live in a remote rural area in far northwestern Alberta are being ordered to leave their homes because a wildfire is threatening the […]
Wildfire evacuation order issued for homes on Cold Lake First Nation
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some residents of a community in eastern Alberta were told to flee their homes late Monday afternoon […]
Alberta nears firefighting hiring target as ‘heightened’ wildfire season begins: minister
Alberta has already seen more wildfire starts this year than at the same point in last year’s devastating wildfire season and, according to Forestry and […]
Yellowhead County burst pipeline investigation underway as wildfire brought under control
A wildfire in west-central Alberta that was sparked by a natural gas pipeline rupture is under control, but an investigation into what caused the pipeline […]
From fire restrictions to bans: What Albertans need to know as the temperature warms up
As Alberta prepares for what’s expected to be another busy fire season in 2024, many municipalities are restricting activities in an effort to prevent fires […]