Wildfires in Nova Scotia are 'out of control' and forcing 16,000 people from their homes
Raging wildfires that have burned through thousands of acres have forced more than 16,000 Canadians to evacuate their homes and triggered a burn ban in Nova Scotia, as the region experiences record-breaking heat.
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Eastern Canada's Halifax declares emergency over wildfire, shutting schools
The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire
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State Farm stops home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks
State Farm is stopping new home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks and skyrocketing construction, the company announced Friday.
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How wildfires in Alberta lead to poor air quality in the Midwest
Residents of the central United States experienced poor air quality and smoke over the weekend. The potentially dangerous air has a far-off source: the wildfires raging in Canada.
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Alberta on high alert for wildfire upsurge over scorching holiday weekend
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA Firefighters in Alberta are on high alert for a surge in blazes over a
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Alberta, Canada, wildfires show no sign of slowing, experts say
Experts raise the alarm as early wildfires strike the province of Alberta, prompting an emergency.
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Wildfire risk spurs Alberta park closures ahead of holiday weekend
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA Authorities in Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta have closed some parks and campgrounds,
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In New Mexico, an unlikely wildfire thinning alliance
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. Reuters) - A unexpected alliance between traditional woodcutters and federal land managers in New Mexico
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Villagers evacuated as wildfire ravages woodlands in western Spain
MADRID Emergency crews evacuated around 600 villagers in western Spain overnight as a wildfire blamed on arsonists ravaged
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More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can be traced back to fossil fuels, scientists find
Millions of acres scorched by wildfires in the Western US and Canada — an area roughly the size of South Carolina — can be traced back to carbon pollution from the world's largest fossil fuel and cement companies, scientists reported Tuesday.
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Wildfire smoke from Alberta and British Columbia reaches US
Satellite images show much of Canada and parts of US blanketed by smoke from the Alberta wildfires.
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Alberta wildfires test Premier Smith's crisis management skills ahead of election
By Nia Williams An intense start to wildfire season in Canada's main oil province Alberta has put Premier
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