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Will this be the worst wildfire season Canada has ever seen?

June 6, 2023 by Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – This is on track to be the worst fire season Canada has ever seen and the risk of wildfires will remain well above average in most of the country throughout the summer, the federal government warned Monday. At

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Quebec city declares state of emergency as forest fires multiply

June 2, 2023 by The Canadian Press

MONTREAL – A city on Quebec’s north shore has declared a state of emergency as forest fires rage in the vicinity. Sept-Iles Mayor Steeve Beaupre says certain sectors of the city have been ordered to evacuate by 4 p.m. today

Smoke rises from wildfires in the Halifax area
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What it’s like on the scene of the Nova Scotia wildfires

June 1, 2023 by Jason Contant

Two large wildfires burning in Halifax and Shelburne counties in Nova Scotia remain out of control, even as fire and additional living expenses (ALE) claims start to trickle in for insurers and adjusters. Some adjusters aren’t able to access the

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Government announces aid for residents affected by spring flooding

May 30, 2023 by The Canadian Press

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon government says it’s working to provide financial support and other help to residents and businesses hurt by ongoing flooding in the Klondike Valley. The government said 82 residents have signed up for emergency support services so

Forest fire burning in Nova Scotia
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What makes the Halifax wildfire so unique

May 29, 2023 by Jason Contant

Nova Scotia is no stranger to wildfire, but the out-of-control blaze burning in suburban Halifax is unique in its aggressiveness, Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction told Canadian Underwriter Monday.  As of Monday afternoon, an

Five-alarm blaze at former monastery in Quebec
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‘Immense sorrow:’ Major fire at Montreal heritage building that once housed monastery

May 26, 2023 by Sidhartha Banerjee - THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL – A major fire at a Montreal heritage building was still not under control Friday and authorities were not able to provide a firm timeline of how long it would take to extinguish the blaze. The fire broke out

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How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be?  

May 25, 2023 by Seth Borenstein - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 

Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.   An El Nino is brewing and the natural weather event dramatically dampens

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More than half of N.W.T. wildfires so far this season caused by humans: officials

May 24, 2023 by The Canadian Press

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – Officials in the Northwest Territories say more than half of the wildfires in the territory this year were started by people. A total of 15 wildfires have burned 161 square kilometres across the territory so far

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Emissions from wildfires hit record high as climate change drives fire threat

May 19, 2023 by The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – Emissions from wildfires hit a new record in 2021 as the blazes that raged in Western Canada and Ontario produced more greenhouse gases than the oil and gas sector and heavy industry combined. Canada’s forests are relied on

A structure destroyed by a wildfire in Drayton Valley, Alta.
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Some residents return home two weeks after Alberta wildfire evacuation

May 18, 2023 by Kelly Geraldine Malone and Angela Amato - THE CANADIAN PRESS

The mayor of a west-central Alberta town said it was emotional to return home nearly two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire forced residents to flee, but thousands elsewhere remain on edge as scores of fires continue to rage across much

The Fraser Valley in B.C. after flooding on Nov. 21, 2021
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Flood warning for part of northwest B.C., other rivers rising as heat grips province

May 17, 2023 by The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — A flood watch covered the Skeena region of northwestern British Columbia Tuesday as unseasonably warm temperatures swelled rivers in many areas of the province. B.C.’s River Forecast Centre posted the warning for the Skeena and Bulkley rivers and

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Private investment needed to ramp up climate adaptation in infrastructure: report

May 16, 2023 by The Canadian Press

A new report by the Canadian Climate Institute says private capital is needed to invest in climate adaptation infrastructure as extreme weather events like fires and floods become more acute by the year. The report co-authored by insurance firm The