Edmonton fire stresses lithium-ion battery safety
Edmonton Fire Rescue Service are focusing on safe habits when handling lithium-ion batteries. EFRS says 22 fires related…
Verdun restaurant targeted by early-morning arson
A Verdun restaurant caught fire early Sunday in what police believe was an arson attack. Montreal police were…
West Island synagogue firebombing was ‘insidious,’ judge says, sentencing man to 2 years
The man who said he firebombed a synagogue in Dollard-des-Ormeaux after a $15,000 offer from a man he…
Car destroyed by fire in Rivière-des-Prairies driveway
Montreal police arson investigators will probe a fire early Tuesday that destroyed a car parked in the driveway…
Canadian wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee may signal ‘new normal,’ province’s premier says
PENTICTON, British Columbia (AP) — A wildfire that forced more than 20,000 people from their homes in western…
Vehicle destroyed in suspected arson attack outside Hampstead home
A vehicle was declared a total loss in a suspected arson attack outside a home in Hampstead early…
More than 20,000 people evacuated as wildfire spreads in western Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed…
Trump blames Canada for fires but experts point to climate change
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and…
Bradley Creek wildfire destroys some 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community near Vernon
VERNON, British Columbia (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western…
Montreal mosque damaged after vehicle fire spreads to building
A vehicle fire damaged the exterior of a Montreal mosque early Friday, but authorities say there is no…
Greece orders evacuations as gale-force winds fuel wildfire crisis
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday while battling a wind-driven wildfire west…
Many French return home after wildfires, but new blazes pop up
LE PORGE, France (AP) — Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but its…