Hundreds of people from a First Nation in Saskatchewan have had to seek refuge from wildfire in Alberta, as other cities in ...

Forecasters say weak winds have left Canadian wildfire smoke to linger over the U.S. Stronger winds are expected to bring ...

After months of resisting calls to ask the federal government for help, saying Ottawa could not provide the resources needed, ...

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said Thursday those at Clearwater River Dene Nation, about 600 kilometres ...

The Government of Saskatchewan has extended the deadline for people impacted by wildfires to apply for disaster relief. Applicants under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) can now ...

Hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada are expected to undermine air quality across the Upper Midwest and Northeast ...

It’s a familiar summer sight by now, and sometimes a familiar smell. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ...

Video from July 30 shows the wildfires in Canada burning through the night in Saskatchewan before daylight when smoke can be ...

Fire bans in full swing The SPSA issued a fire ban for most of northern Saskatchewan as of Thursday, based on risk levels and the increasing number of active wildfires in the area. The restriction ...

More Certain wildfires can even produce a thunderstorm, called a pyrocumulonimbus. Clouds are formed when air is drawn into a smoke plume, becoming more humid, unstable and favourable for the creation ...

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmed to CBC that overwintering fires occurred in both 2017 and 2024. A wildfire burns next to Besnard Lake, Sask., on May 28.

The 1,200 or so residents of Creighton have also been ordered out, many of whom have gone to nearby Nipawin, Saskatchewan. In total, more than 8,000 people have fled wildfires in Saskatchewan.