Category: wildfire canada

Wildfire Evacuees in Northern Saskatchewan Head to Regina

Hundreds of people from La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene Nation in northern Saskatchewan have been forced to leave due to the threat of a nearby wildfire. Buses with people from La Loche left early Friday for the provincial capital, where they are to receive shelter and support at a hotel and at the…


Transport Minister Halts Trains Near Lytton, B.C. as Evacuees Make Temporary Return

OTTAWALytton—Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is ordering most trains in the vicinity of Lytton, B.C., to halt as residents return temporarily to the wildfire-scorched community. Alghabra says the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways must cease movement for 48 hours, except for emergency fire response and maintenance and repair work, on stretches of track spanning parts…