Northeast B.C. was parched throughout winter. It’s already on fire
Holdover fires, extreme drought and the driest winter in half a century have set the...
Yellowknife to Fort McMurray: lessons from the frontlines of Canada’s worst wildfires
You can only do so much to stop a fire in its tracks. But learning...
What will B.C. do when disaster strikes again?
Experts weigh in on proposed changes to province's decades-old emergency legislation
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 —...
