Carney Convenes Wildfire Incident Response Group
Carney convened the Incident Response Group on Canada’s wildfires as hundreds of fires burn nationwide and Ottawa backs Ontario’s air-evacuation effort in the north.
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Border 2 Fire Crosses From Washington Into B.C.
The Border 2 Fire has crossed from Washington’s North Cascades into B.C., a lightning-caused blaze now at 121 hectares burning in steep, remote terrain near Hozomeen.
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Ontario Wildfire Season 2026 Is the Worst on Record
Ontario’s 2026 wildfire season is the worst on record, with 7,250+ sq km burned — most in just 10 days — and forecasters warn no full reprieve is coming.
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Brunswick Creek Wildfire Forces Boston Bar Evacuation
The Brunswick Creek wildfire widened Fraser Canyon evacuations as a new fire south of Boston Bar quadrupled overnight to 4,332 ha and closed Highway 1.
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Osoyoos Indian Band Plants 900K Trees to Restore Land
The Osoyoos Indian Band has planted more than 900,000 trees this year to restore land burned by the 2021 Nk’Mip Creek wildfire under Canada’s 2 Billion Trees Program.
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BC Wildfires: 600 Properties Under Evacuation Order
BC wildfires have placed 600 properties under evacuation order and 5,700 on alert after 34,000 lightning strikes ignited 85 fires across the province.
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Central Oregon Wildfires: Coyote Fire Update 2026
Central Oregon wildfires face a Red Flag Warning as the Coyote Fire nears 17,400 acres and 25% containment, with air tankers and Hotshot crews holding the lines.
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Paper Packaging: The Promise and Peril of Paperisation
Paper packaging recycles at about 83% in Europe and wins over most consumers, yet critics call coated paper a \”false solution.\” The paperisation dilemma.
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Boreal Crown Fires: Why They’re So Hard to Stop
Boreal crown fires can shrug off air tankers and ground crews because extreme fire behaviour lets them generate their own weather. Here’s the science behind why.
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Section 338: The 1930 Law Behind 50% Canada Tariffs
Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a Smoot-Hawley provision unused since 1949, is the legal tool behind Washington’s new 50% duties on Canadian goods.
