First Nations chiefs slam ‘lack of adequate’ wildfire response from all levels of government
Some First Nations leaders are calling on both the provincial and federal governments to help remote communities affected by wildfires in northern Ontario.
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Some First Nations leaders are calling on both the provincial and federal governments to help remote communities affected by wildfires in northern Ontario.
U.S. President Donald Trump says the cost of pollution from wildfire smoke drifting south of the border 'must' be added to the tariffs imposed on Canadian goods.
Firefighters from the U.S. and France will aid local crews in Quebec with the wildfires raging in the northwestern part of the province.
With a massive forest fire burning about five kilometres away, Shon Dufrenne has packed up whatever he can fit into his truck and trailer. , preparing for the worst.
Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., have charged a 41-year-old man with assault and uttering threats after a Canada Day attack on a Palestinian Muslim family that the service's hate crime unit is investigating.
Collins First Nation, unrecognized by Ottawa despite its members having status, was forced to self-evacuate from a wildfire and is being denied emergency aid available to other communities, its lawyer says.
Federal authorities say they are looking into whether Canadian National Railway Co. broke the law after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in flames in northwestern Ontario.
Saab says it will work with Canadian company CAE on a domestic training, flight simulation and support program if Ottawa decides to buy its Gripen jets.
New wildfires have sparked across Canada, with more than 900 blazes on Friday from the Atlantic provinces to B.C., though the total remains below the country’s worst fire season on record.
The Royal Canadian Legion is marking a major milestone: 100 years of advocating for veterans and their families.
Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour praised the efforts of the Royal Canadian Legion to honour and help those who have served their country as the organization marked its 100th anniversary on Friday.
Ontario’s premier says approximately 190 wildfires raging across the northern part of the province have already burned through more land than all of last year’s fire season total.
A Quebec man who says he was wrongly convicted more than three decades ago will have another day in court.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has flagged poor track conditions near the site of a train derailment in Repentigny, Que. Investigators walked nearly 10 kilometres of CN Railway tracks and issued a safety advisory to Transport Canada.
A wildfire on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore that prompted an evacuation order has seen “significant growth,” according to Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Thousands of people in northwestern Ontario have been forced from their homes due to fast-moving wildfires, with many more told to be ready to leave as strong winds threaten to further the spread of more than 60 out-of-control fires.