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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Inter Township Fire Department and the Arran-Elderlie Fire Department have issued partial open air burn bans, effective immediately, due to the ongoing hot and dry weather conditions. This ban ...

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 ...