Even with snow still on the ground, wildfire season officially begins March 1 in Alberta. We examine the current snowpack ...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta -- The images are ones of devastation - scorched homes, virtually whole neighborhoods burned to the ground. It rained a little Sunday morning in Fort McMurray, but Canadian ...

The start of the province's wildfire season is fast approaching. Even with snow on the ground, Alberta Wildfire's efforts are ...

A pair of disturbances common in Western Canada's boreal forests, when combined, may have an unexpected benefit of limiting the spread of non-native plant species, a University of Alberta study shows.

Alberta’s government has signed a $400-million contract with De Havilland Canada for five new Canadair DHC-515 waterbombers, ...

The province expects improved water supplies this summer due to stronger spring run-off, a result of above-normal snowpack levels at surveyed mountain sites. These improving conditions come after ...

Thousands of people in the northern Alberta town of Slave Lake have been put on notice to prepare for a possible evacuation due to the threat of a wildfire. Despite some relief from rainfall overnight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fires can still easily start in the fall, especially if it's been hot and dry, according to Alberta Wildfire. (Cort Sloan/CBC - ...

A fire near Cold Lake is bearing down on oilsands operations and curtailing production in the region as employees are told to leave. Out-of-control fires in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are ...

To assist victims of the wildfires raging across Alberta, Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA has opened an Alberta Fire Relief Fund. Jewish groups in Alberta are working to support victims of the ...

Alberta is spending $400 million to add five new water bombers to its aging firefighting fleet over the next several years.