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The Canadian Press on MSN5h
Government map shows wildfire smoke intensifying over prairies and Avalon Peninsula North
The Canadian government’s map of wildfire smoke fine particulate matter models for Aug. 9-10 shows smoke will intensifying ...
Firefighting efforts continue as large Newfoundland wildfire burns out of control
ST. JOHN'S - A large wildfire on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula has destroyed nine homes in the small town of Small ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2h
Firefighting efforts continue in Newfoundland, New Brunswick bans woods activities
Firefighters battling out-of-control wildfires in Newfoundland were facing windy and dry conditions Saturday, while ongoing ...
Raging wildfires force several Avalon communities to evacuate, others on alert
Out of control wildfires burning on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula have prompted residents of several communities, as well ...
Atlantic Canada heat wave triggers fire and activity bans
Most burning is prohibited across Atlantic Canada this weekend as favourable fire weather conditions blanket the region ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1d
Wildfires: Penalties for violating fire bans soar up to $150,000 in Newfoundland
As some of eastern Newfoundland's tinder-dry forests continued to burn out of control on Friday, the provincial government ...
Extreme wildfire risk prompts closure of all Crown land in New Brunswick
Extremely dry and dangerous conditions mean that all industrial and recreational activities on Crown land are prohibited as ...
Emergency crews responding to new wildfire on Burin Peninsula
As three out-of-control wildfires burn in Newfoundland, another has cropped up on the Burin Peninsula. (Ryan ...
It’s the world’s second-largest country and its two coasts are vastly different
Vancouver v Montreal, Whistler-Blackcomb v Ottawa. From western Canada to the less familiar east coast, we name the winners ...
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Province gives update on state of wildfires threatening Avalon communities
The provincial department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture gave an update on social media Monday night on the state of the wildfires threating a number of communities on the Avalon Peninsula.