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New Canadian App Rates Wildfire Risk for Properties Nationwide

New Canadian app provides homeowners with wildfire risk ratings using insurance-grade data, offering property...

Alberta Tests Emergency Response Systems Ahead of Wildfire Season

Alberta tested emergency response systems in a comprehensive training exercise simulating northern wildfires and...

Alberta Tests Emergency Response Capabilities as Wildfire Season Approaches

Calgary’s Worsening Air Quality Linked to Expanding Wildfire Seasons, Study Finds

A new University of Calgary study has found that the number of days Calgary experiences poor air quality due to...

WestNet Humanitarian Services Deploys Emergency Teams to Jasper Wildfire Evacuation

WestNet Humanitarian Services (WHS) has deployed emergency response teams to evacuation centres across Alberta...

Jasper Wildfire Forces Largest Evacuation in Alberta History

25,000 residents and tourists flee as unprecedented blaze threatens iconic Rocky Mountain town.

Early Wildfire Season Forces Evacuations Across Northern Alberta

Dozens of wildfires burning across northern Alberta have forced the evacuation of several communities as unseasonably...

Wildfire Smoke Blankets Calgary as Air Quality Hits Hazardous Levels

A thick blanket of wildfire smoke from British Columbia has pushed air quality in Calgary to hazardous levels,...