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‘Not used to them this early and this aggressive,’ says MP Ashton of Manitoba wildfires as communities evacuated

'It's going to take all of us to put a plan in place to get serious about climate change, so we can avoid this hell that many Northern and Indigenous peoples are increasingly facing,' says NDP MP Niki Ashton.

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY
May 20, 2024

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Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

OpinionBY ALICE PALMER

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

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Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

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Rallying against the blaze: uniting Canadians to fight climate change

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Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires

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Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

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Reducing the risk of wildfire will involve multiple forestry stakeholders and the federal government.

Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

OpinionBY ALICE PALMER

Reducing the risk of wildfire will involve multiple forestry stakeholders and the federal government.

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’

Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

While this year’s season is well below 2023’s record so far, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said multiple regions are at risk this summer due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.

Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

While this year’s season is well below 2023’s record so far, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said multiple regions are at risk this summer due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.

Rallying against the blaze: uniting Canadians to fight climate change

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, KATHLEEN ROSS

There is an urgent need to address climate change, the root cause of the wildfire crisis, across all jurisdictions.

Rallying against the blaze: uniting Canadians to fight climate change

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, KATHLEEN ROSS

There is an urgent need to address climate change, the root cause of the wildfire crisis, across all jurisdictions.

Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Dry conditions continue across much of the country, and above average temperatures are expected this spring, while modelling for rainfall is less certain.

Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Dry conditions continue across much of the country, and above average temperatures are expected this spring, while modelling for rainfall is less certain.

‘Not used to them this early and this aggressive,’ says MP Ashton of Manitoba wildfires as communities evacuated

'It's going to take all of us to put a plan in place to get serious about climate change, so we can avoid this hell that many Northern and Indigenous peoples are increasingly facing,' says NDP MP Niki Ashton.

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