A new report says the public broadcaster should be tasked with clear, consistent transmission of life-saving information during emergencies. OTTAWA — The wildfires flaring up across Canada again are one reason why public safety should be added to CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate, a new report from a research centre at McGill University argues.

A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires.

A fire in Northern California’s Shasta County surpassed 10,000 acres over the weekend, prompting a handful of evacuations. The U.S. Forest Service said two firefighters were injured Sunday while battling the blaze called the Green Fire, including one heat illness as temperatures reached the 100s in the area.

World Cup being hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States is less than a year away and FIFA’s protocols for matches affected by wildfire smoke remain unclear.

Saskatchewan’s wildfire response continues to draw support from across the country and around the world, as the province grapples with what officials are calling an unprecedented fire season. As of Tuesday morning,

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

Scattering sunlight, disrupting bees, damaging plant tissue - farmers can’t always offset the effects of smoky days

There are also many major fires burning in Canada since May. So far this year 13.8 million acres have burned across the country. Volunteers from Utah have been deployed to Canada to help support evacuees.