A decade after 'The Beast': Fort McMurray marks 10 years after devastating wildfire

Sunday marks 10 years since a massive wildfire forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, destroying hundreds of homes and forever changing how Canadian’s deal with disaster. The fire started two days before the evacuation. The community was on alert, but no one expected the evacuation to hit so fast. Shifting winds pushed the blaze towards […]

Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says

Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The study co-authored by researchers in British Columbia and Alberta suggests the number of fire-friendly hours has surged across North America in the past 50 years, and […]

What's in store for Canada's 2026 wildfire season?

Wildfire season may get off to a relatively quiet start in Canada but lingering drought and a warm summer could tip the scales towards another severe year, experts say. Wildfire expert Mike Flannigan says this year will be his “litmus test” for whether Canada’s wildfire seasons, already in uncharted territory and fuelled by human-caused climate […]

Le souffle coupé, respirer à l’ère des feux de forêts

New analysis highlights Canada's wildfire paradox: fewer fires, greater destruction | CBC News

A new national analysis finds Canada is seeing fewer wildfires overall, but a growing share of damage is being driven by a smaller number of increasingly large, hard-to-control fires.

At least 18 killed as wildfires ravage Chile | CBC News

Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave.

Wildfires burned nearly 6,000 square kilometres in Ontario this year: ministry

The Ministry of Natural Resources says nearly 6,000 square kilometres burned in Ontario this wildfire season, much more than last year and well above the province's 10-year average.

'Overwhelming' summer ends for thousands of Manitoba wildfire evacuees returning home | CBC News

More than 2,000 residents of two First Nations and a town in northern Manitoba who were forced out by wildfires this summer are returning to their homes, after spending months in hotels during the worst wildfire season the province has seen in decades.

Face au chaos climatique, l’incroyable indifférence du gouvernement - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières

Alors que la France vient de subir un des feux les plus importants depuis l'après-guerre et essuie déjà une deuxième canicule, François Bayrou et (…)

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world

Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say