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Canada is wrestling with its worst-ever start to wildfire season, but recruiting firefighters is becoming increasingly difficult due to tight labor markets and the tough nature of the job ...
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories/Edmonton (Reuters) -A massive wildfire in Canada's western province of British Columbia prompted more evacuation orders early on Friday, as firefighters race ...
Eight firefighters were killed, and 185,000 to 232,000 people were displaced, [3] [4] including 16,400 in Nova Scotia's capital of Halifax, 21,720 in the Northwest Territories capital of Yellowknife, and almost 30,000 in British Columbia's Kelowna and West Kelowna. [10] Thousands of international firefighters travelled to Canada to combat the ...
A 230 hectare fire spawned on Vancouver Island on July 22, 5 km south of Sooke Lake. The fire was held, but required 70 firefighters and three helicopters and forced the precautionary closure of nearby Sooke Potholes Regional Park. [43] [44] On July 28, BC Wildfire Services reported 372 fires, classifying 177 as out of control. [45]
Four firefighters travelling home after battling British Columbia’s wildfires died Wednesday in a road crash. B.C. Premier David Eby and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston said in a joint statement ...
On September 7 Parks Canada announced that the wildfire was under control with the fire estimated to be 32,722 hectares (80,860 acres) in size. [3] [4] One firefighter was killed in efforts to contain the blaze, and insurance companies paid $880 million in claims, making it one of the most expensive natural disasters in Canadian history. Jasper ...
‘We fought 100 years’ worth of fires all in one night’
April 12 – Canada pledges $132.2 million to Sudan to help people affected by the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis. [39] April 15 – The 2024 Fogo Island-Cape Freels provincial by-election is held, won by Progressive Conservative candidate Jim McKenna. [40] April 28 – A cyber attack forces a temporary shutdown of operations at London ...