With continued high heat, virtually no rain at all this month and only some forecasted for late Tuesday or early Wednesday, ...

Several municipalities in southern Ontario have issued an open-air burn ban Monday due to dry conditions and an “extreme” risk of wildfires.

The ban applies to the entire municipality of Kingston and will be enforced in accordance with the Open Air Burning By-law.

Residents are reminded that violating the Ontario Fire Code or Halton Hills’ Open-air Burning Bylaw can result in fines.

With continued high heat, virtually no rain at all this month and only some forecast for late Tuesday or early Wednesday, ...

Oil Springs is the latest fire department to issue a burn ban.

The Oakville Fire Department has issued a townwide fire ban effective immediately. The ban prohibits all open-air burning and ...

Under a total burn ban, open-air burning, including all campfires and brush burning, is prohibited. The measure was put in place due to ongoing dry and hot conditions, in order to prevent possible ...

Drought conditions have beset Atlantic Canada with no relief in coming days, according to Environment Canada. The risk of ...