Canada wildfires

01 Sep

Wildfires Disrupt Back-to-School Season as Canadian Families and Schools Struggle to Restore Normalcy

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanadaback-to-school disruption, Cabot Academy, Canada wildfires, Canadian School Boards Association, Newfoundland schools, Scott Chandler

St. John’s, Newfoundland (Richa Walia)– For Scott Chandler of Conception Bay North, September usually means a hectic but welcome routine of school and extracurriculars for his son Rhys. This year, however, the family is still reeling from the loss of their home and Rhys’s school, Cabot Academy, in the devastating wildfires that swept through the region in early August.Forced to evacuate multiple times in just weeks from Victoria to Carbonear and then Harbour Grace Chandler says the emotional toll on his third-grader has been immense. “All your clothes, your games, your video games are gone,” he recalls telling his son.…

30 May

Canada Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Alerts Across U.S. Midwest

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanadaCanada wildfires, Milwaukee air quality, smoke haze

Milwaukee/Chicago, May 30, 2025: Massive wildfires raging in Canada’s Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces have unleashed a fresh wave of thick smoke over the U.S. Midwest, triggering air quality alerts in major cities like Milwaukee and Chicago. As of Friday, the blazes have scorched over 1.6 million acres of land, forced the evacuation of more than 17,000 people, and claimed at least two lives.Air Quality DeterioratesHazy skies and unhealthy air blanketed the Upper Midwest as smoke drifted southward. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued a statewide air quality alert, labeling conditions as “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” Chicago has also…