Canada Wildfires 2024

New wildfire sparks west of Kelowna

The fire is an estimated 1.1 hectares in size

Aug 15, 2024 5:04 PM Read more >

‘All-clear’ signal given, Shetland Creek wildfire evacuation alert rescinded

Blaze is 1 of 4 wildfires of note among the 390 burning across B.C.

Aug 15, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Slocan mayor focused on recovery after fire’s ‘heartbreaking’ destruction

Community remains on evacuation alert with nearby fires still burning

Aug 15, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

Evacuation alerts end for North Okanagan's Hullcar wildfire

The fire is not expected to spread beyond its current boundaries

Aug 14, 2024 3:10 PM Read more >

B.C. wildfire costs at $387M and counting so far this year

Price marks 17 per cent decrease from amount spent battling fires at this time last year.

Aug 14, 2024 7:30 AM Read more >

Wildfire claimed 800 homes as Jasper faces $283M in property losses

Town council told it faces $2.2M loss in annual property tax revenue as it attempts to rebuild

Aug 14, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Still a number of weeks left in B.C.'s 'core' wildfire season: Ma

Lightning still expected; 7,500 strikes started 256 wildfires in the last week

Aug 13, 2024 2:14 PM Read more >

UPDATE: New wildfire east of Armstrong now held

The fire is 0.7 hectares in size

Aug 13, 2024 8:59 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Most wildfires outside Merritt being held or under control

All the fires range from 0.09 to 0.3 hectares

Aug 13, 2024 8:58 AM Read more >

Environment Canada warns to be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes

Rapid extreme weather event attribution system says climate change responsible

Aug 12, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >