Canada Wildfires 2024

Wildfire claimed 800 homes as Jasper faces $283M in property losses

Town council told it faces $2.2M loss in annual property tax revenue as it attempts to rebuild

Aug 14, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Still a number of weeks left in B.C.'s 'core' wildfire season: Ma

Lightning still expected; 7,500 strikes started 256 wildfires in the last week

Aug 13, 2024 2:14 PM Read more >

UPDATE: New wildfire east of Armstrong now held

The fire is 0.7 hectares in size

Aug 13, 2024 8:59 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Most wildfires outside Merritt being held or under control

All the fires range from 0.09 to 0.3 hectares

Aug 13, 2024 8:58 AM Read more >

Environment Canada warns to be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes

Rapid extreme weather event attribution system says climate change responsible

Aug 12, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

Debate burns over salvage logging of B.C.’s wildfire-scarred forests

Some ecologists saying forests may be better off if left to recover naturally

Aug 12, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

UPDATE: 5 homes destroyed by Slocan Valley fires

20 structures in total have been destroyed

Aug 12, 2024 11:40 AM Read more >

Thunderstorm watch on as more than 400 wildfires burn in B.C.

Officials says lightning caused over 80 per cent of province’s nearly 260 new blazes

Aug 12, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Harrison Mills wildfire shows no significant growth

Lightning struck tree, igniting small fire

Aug 12, 2024 11:23 AM Read more >

Jasper evacuees can start returning home Friday

5,000 residents were forced out last month due as fires destroyed 1/3 of the town’s buildings

Aug 12, 2024 6:40 AM Read more >