An evacuation alert has ended for thousands of people in towns and neighbourhoods close to a wildfire burning near Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city of St. John's.

Walter Anderson and his family had only 30 minutes to grab their things and go as flames moved through the trees.

Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an ...

The fire at Long Lake in Annapolis County has grown to more than 800 hectares — nearly doubling in size since Friday ...