The baseless arson claims continue to gain traction, even with lawmakers from the United States. Multiple Republican lawmakers from Wisconsin and Minnesota recently continued the arson blame game and accused Canada of having poor forest management, saying their constituents are suffering because of it. The letter made no mention of climate change.

It’s not uncommon for nasty winter and summer weather to disrupt flight schedules and other operations at Canada’s biggest and busiest airport, but officials at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga say a relatively new threat has also emerged.

Reducing risk and managing beneficial fires require co-ordinated action from governments, communities and individuals.

After record climate damages in 2024, Canada’s insurers have spent $150,000 on ominous ads about worsening severe weather — without mentioning climate change — as experts warn of a looming public backlash over soaring home insurance premiums.

Canada-Ukraine Foundation and Ukrainian Canadian Congress donate $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross in support of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Wildfires Appeals

The blazes have destroyed nearly 15 million acres of land, and the fire season is expected to go into September. With it comes the threat of smoky days in Minnesota and North Dakota.

A wildfire around 10 kilometres south of Lytton, B.C., has led to an evacuation alert for five properties in the Fraser Canyon on Monday night.

Minnesotans are inhaling another plume of smoke from Canada this week, and an attempt to blame Canada's handling of wildfires is being met with eye-rolls north of the border. Why it matters: Experts say smoky summers are likely the new normal in Minnesota and many parts of North America unaccustomed to dealing with the haze as climate change turns the continent's forests into tinderboxes.