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Burning cash: Sask. insurance agencies dealing with glut of wildfire insurance claims
As wildfires continue to tear through northern Saskatchewan, insurance companies are starting to feel the heat.Insurance companies expect the fire season to run April to September. But while they ...
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An Echo Press Editorial: How to protect yourself from wildfire haze
Wildfire smoke is an environmental pollutant that impacts large regions, making it a true population-level hazard.
How does wildfire smoke affect birds? This researcher is looking to find out
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan is looking into how wildfires are impacting bird physiology during migration ...
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As Politicians Quarrel Over Wildfire Smoke, Research on Its Health Impacts Piles Up
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, ...
2026 World Cup’s contingency plans for wildfire smoke risks remain unclear
World Cup being hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States is less than a year away and FIFA’s protocols for matches ...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers More Air Quality Alerts in Canada and U.S.
Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba, a Western province facing its worst fire season in 30 years, has created hazardous air ...
Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time ...
Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce ...