Wildfires are killing trees faster than we can plant them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wildfires-tree-planting-canada-9.7215528
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Les feux de forêt tuent des arbres plus vite que nous sommes en mesure d’en planter
// Article en anglais //

Canada is losing trees faster than nature can grow them or people can plant them. A northern Manitoba tree-planting program is trying to replace trees destroyed by wildfires, but the cancellation of the federal Two Billion Trees Program is making that more challenging.
Summer season conducive to forest fires in several regions of the country
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/28/summer-season-forest-fires-several-regions-country/
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La saison estivale propice de créer des feux de forêt dans plusieurs régions du pays

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is forecasting weather conditions favourable for forest fires in the coming months for several regions of the country, including southern Quebec. The start of this year’s forest fire season has been slower than in 2025, but the risk of fire for the summer season remains high. “The conditions observed […]
L’Espagne va engager une partie de ses avions de transport A400M dans la lutte contre les feux de forêt
Canadian government 🇨🇦 leases 10 aircraft to fight wildfires (starts now)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/feds-lease-new-firefighting-aircraft-9.7211065
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Le gouvernement canadien 🇨🇦 loue 10 avions pour combattre les feux de forêt (à compter de maintenant)
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2256528/ottawa-renforce-flotte-aeronefs-feux-foret
A wildfire northwest of Sundre, Alberta
triggers an evacuation order for Clearwater and Mountain View counties
Alert: https://www.alberta.ca/aea/cap/2026/05/15/2026-05-15T16_31_42-06_00=ClearwaterCounty=6864031E-8AED-4BE2-AC1D-071DCCDEA9B7.htm
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-clearwater-county-9.7201064
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Un feu de forêt au nord-ouest de Sundre, Alberta
entraîne un ordre d’évacuation pour les comtés de Clearwater et Mountain View
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2254318/feu-foret-non-maitrise-sundre
The 2026 Canadian wildfire season has already started causing damage
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/summer-of-village-of-sandy-beach-wildfire-alert-2026-9.7186029
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La saison 2026 des feux de forêt canadiens a déjà commencé à créer des dégâts
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2251136/feu-foret-alberta-sandy-beach
#SandyBeach #ABfires #FeuxAB #CANfires #FeuxCAN #Wildfires #FeuxDeForêt

According to a social media update from Sturgeon County posted Saturday, the fire has "consumed three homes and badly damaged another." Firefighting crews from multiple surrounding jurisdictions have been deployed to the scene.
Fort McMurray, Alberta
wildfire: 10 years later
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/03/fort-mcmurray-marks-10-years-after-devastating-wildfire/
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Feu de forêt de Fort McMurray, Alberta
: 10 ans après
// Article en anglais //
#FortMcMurray #Alberta #ABfires #FeuxAB #Wildfires #FeuxDeForêt

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 […]
A study by researchers in Alberta
and British Columbia
found that climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/17/climate-change-is-eroding-typical-nighttime-breaks-in-wildfire-activity-study-says/
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Une étude menée par des chercheurs en Alberta
et en Colombie-Britannique
a révélé que les changements climatiques érodent les pauses nocturnes typiques dans l'activité des feux de forêt
#Canada #ClimateChange #ChangementsClimatiques #Wildfires #FeuxDeForêt

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 […]