Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Greg Mercer
Publication Date: August 13, 2025 - 20:14
How the usually damp Newfoundland and Labrador turned into a hot spot for wildfires
August 13, 2025
With its frequent fog, rainstorms and snow squalls barrelling in from the Atlantic Ocean, Newfoundland and Labrador has long been known as a place with unpredictable weather. But until recently, dangerously hot and dry summers weren’t something people had to worry about.
As unprecedented wildfires chase thousands from their homes in the eastern part of the province, Newfoundlanders are concerned that their usually damp island is entering new territory.
Unpublished Newswire
A helicopter helping with wildfire efforts in Nova Scotia has crashed into a lake.Premier Tim Houston says the pilot was rescued quickly.
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The federal government spent more than $170,000 to bring Canadian women and their children back to the country after they went overseas to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, documents show.
As first reported by Global News
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