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A large forest fire in northern Manitoba has forced 785 people from their homes in the Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Man. More...

A couple was sent to hospital after a dramatic rescue from a three-alarm house fire near York Mills Road and Bayview Avenue in Toronto overnight that sent two firefighters to hospital. More...

A forest fire near Petitcodiac, N.B., destroyed at least three homes and forced the evacuation of several others, while a second forest fire in the northern community of Kedgwick also resulted in the evacuation of some homes. More...

Quebec police say the cause of a house fire in Thurso, Que., that killed two young girls, was likely an electrical problem. More...

Two sisters, aged three and eight, were found dead today in a home destroyed by fire in Thurso, Que., about 45 kilometres east of Gatineau. More...

Firefighters in various parts of the United States said they were battling wildfires Tuesday. Smoke from Florida wildfires blanketed part of the state's northeast, with no rain predicted to help dry conditions, officials said. Firefighters were trying to contain six of 20 wildfires in...

A wind-driven wildfire in northeastern Colorado, though smoldering in hot spots, was 100 percent contained Monday, officials said. Ana Baucke, a spokeswoman for the Yuma County Sheriff's Office said the so-called Heartstrong Fire which began about 1:15 p.m. Sunday scorched an 84-square-mile...

At least two people have died as a result of a fire at a townhouse complex in Iqaluit, the Nunavut coroner has confirmed, and dozens more are homeless. More...

Nine members of the Canadian Forces are safe after their CC-130 Hercules military aircraft caught fire at a base in the Key West, Fla. More...

Four men who died in a residential trailer fire in Selkirk, Man., may not have been able to escape because both of the home's exits were blocked, says a local fire official. More...

Two 22-month-old twins have been killed in a house fire in the northern B.C. community of Mackenzie, according to RCMP. More...

The four-month-old Winnipeg girl who was hospitalized following a devastating fire that killed her mother, grandmother and two sisters has died, according to the head of the Islamic Social Services Association. More...

Family members of a Winnipeg man who lost his mother, wife and two young daughters in a house fire this week say they are praying for his surviving infant girl. More...

A WorkSafeBC report written just weeks before an explosion and fire that killed two and levelled a sawmill in northern B.C. on Jan. 14 noted dust levels in the facility's basement were more than twice the acceptable level. More...

At least 19 people were taken to hospitals with minor to serious injuries after an explosion and fire tore through the Babine Forest Products mill, east of Burns Lake, B.C. More...

AP - The mother of the three young girls who died during a Christmas morning fire delivered a heartbreaking eulogy to her "girl tribe" at their somber funeral in New York City on Thursday. More...

A 28-year-old man and his two sons, aged three and four, have died in a mobile home fire in the B.C. Interior town of Sicamous. More...

AP - A major fire aboard a docked Russian nuclear submarine that overwhelmed seven crew members with toxic fumes and left others stuck inside was extinguished Friday and caused no radiation leaks, officials said. More...

AP - Six members of a Texas family apparently opened Christmas presents just before a relative dressed as Santa Claus showed up, opened fire and killed them before killing himself, police said Monday. More...

AP - Fleeing medical staff abandoned patients to a fire that killed 89 people Friday as smoke poured through the seven-story hospital in this city in eastern India, officials said. Six administrators were arrested. More...