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

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.

Wildfire season in Alberta doesn't start until March 1, but there have already been more than two dozen fire starts this year.

Alberta’s next wildfire season is less than two weeks away and, while preparations are well underway amid a sudden cold snap, ...

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 ...

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

Residents of the central United States experienced poor air quality and smoke over the weekend. The potentially dangerous air has a far-off source: the wildfires raging in Canada. The fires have ...

Despite the heavy snowfall across much of Western Canada this week, farmers, ranchers and firefighters say it may not be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thunderstorm risk into Tuesday brings rain, but is it enough? Big hail hazard in Alberta, dry lightning risk in B.C., and wildfire ...

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 ...

Alberta’s government has signed a $400-million contract with De Havilland Canada for five new Canadair DHC-515 waterbombers, with the first aircraft expected to arrive by spring 2031. The province ...

After a relatively temperate start to the summer in Alberta, the current heat wave the province is experiencing is now creating ideal conditions for wildfires to start and spread in parts of the ...