Looking for hope on a smoky horizon
In this week’s newsletter, we get in our feelings about the tens of thousands of...
What it’s like to flee a wildfire in B.C.
As someone who has long frequented burning landscapes to put out fires, I hadn’t ever...
For leaders in the heart of oil country, our wildfire reality is still shrouded in smoke
Wildfires are hammering home the climate reality for many. Leaders in Alberta’s oil patch aren’t...
Peatlands are swampy vaults for toxic chemicals. Wildfires are setting those toxins loose
In areas rich in peat, like those surrounding Alberta's oilsands, wildfires are releasing thousands of...
Canada lacks data on how wildfire smoke affects minority communities, experts say
With a vast majority of Black, Indigenous and people of colour living in overheated areas,...
On the frontlines of B.C.’s wildfire fight
As B.C. faces its worst wildfire season ever — and the worst in Canada —...
‘Are you kidding me?’: B.C. sanctions shooting, logging in endangered spotted owl habitat
Only one spotted owl remains in Canada’s wild. The B.C. government says it is committed...
Scientists are figuring out how boreal forest wildfires affect our feathered friends
In June, wildfire smoke originating in Quebec descended upon the eastern United States, turning skies orange...
What causes wildfires? Lightning, people, climate change … and obsessively putting them out
Decades of fire suppression have made forests more flammable. Add lightning, human error and climate...
