Smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires have prompted air quality alerts for millions of Americans across the northeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S. states. As of Wednesday morning, at least 13 states have issued air quality alerts in some areas due to wildfires in the province of Quebec, saying that the smoke has blocked the sky. Meanwhile, the…

Poor air quality is forecast to persist into the weekend across parts of Ontario, as plumes of wildfire smoke blanket the province and prompt school boards to limit outdoor activities. Environment Canada has issued special air quality advisories for large swaths of Ontario and Quebec, warning of high levels of pollution from wildfires burning across…

As several provinces struggle to contain out-of-control wildfires, federal officials warned on June 5 that Canada will likely see an “especially severe” wildfire season. “Our modelling shows that this may be an especially severe wildfire season throughout the summer,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference in Ottawa. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair told…

MONTREAL—Another northern Quebec town was evacuated due to an out of control wildfire on Saturday as the federal government confirmed that Canadian Forces personnel would be deployed to help combat forest fires in the province. About 2,000 residents of Lebel−sur−Quévillon were the latest to receive a mandatory evacuation notice on Friday evening due to forest…

Almost 700 firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks to help with the unusually severe start to the wildfire season. There are already more than 500 international firefighters, incident commanders and other workers in Alberta, which has been battling multiple…

During a press conference on Nova Scotia’s ongoing wildfires, Premier Tim Houston said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told him aid to the province following Hurricane Fiona was delayed because paperwork was improperly filled out. “Once we’d kind of been through the urgency of the crisis, in my discussions with the prime minister, he looked me…

During a press conference on Nova Scotia’s ongoing wildfires, Premier Tim Houston said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told him aid to the province following Hurricane Fiona was delayed because paperwork was improperly filled out. “Once we’d kind of been through the urgency of the crisis, in my discussions with the prime minister, he looked me…

Smoke from the raging wildfires in Nova Scotia, Canada, is spreading hundreds of miles to the United States and impacting cities across the northeast, according to meteorologists. Roughly 16,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in areas surrounding Nova Scotia’s capital city, Halifax, amid strong winds that have caused local wildfires to spread rapidly and…

Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency is maintaining a high alert and a spokesperson said Tuesday the hot and dry weather descending on the province this week is a cause for concern. The province on Sunday ordered a ban on open fires in forested areas, and on Tuesday the ban was extended to cover forests and…

Fire officials in Nova Scotia say the uncontained wildfire in suburban Halifax has remained stable, but they warn the return of dry, windy conditions Tuesday could lead to a “reburn” in evacuated subdivisions. “We are expecting a bit of a weather shift,” David Steeves, a forest resources technician with Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources,…