Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and David Cohen, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday meant to improve cross-border cooperation on wildfires.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he remains confident his government will eventually support a connected loop of Atlantic and Quebec electricity, allowing the Maritimes to end its reliance on coal.
HRMFireNews has amassed an audience of 60,000 social media followers, thanks to his relentless reporting on fires across Halifax. And he wants to stay anonymous.
A retired Halifax firefighter says the province and city had the chance to inform the public about a program designed to prevent wildfire damage. CTV’s Heidi Petracek reports.
The second-largest forest fire in B.C. history. The town of Chibougamau, Que., evacuated in the middle of the night. A Halifax suburb burned down. Toronto and Montreal covered in smog. All of this occurring as early as May and June.