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CBC Atlantic Tonight May 05, 2024
A comprehensive round-up of the day's news from throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Made in Epekwitk: How a Mi'kmaw artist draws with fire
In our CBC series Made in Epekwitk, we meet Indigenous artisans living across Prince Edward Island. Millbrook First Nation artist Annie Martin is a pyrographer — she makes art by burning wood. But Martin doesn't limit her canvas to just...
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Goshen FD: Crews extinguish large brush fire after 4 hours
The fire happened one day before the state's annual ban on residential brush burning began.
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Are overwintering fires a threat to the Northwest Territories?
Overwintering fires are always a concern, but with this year's unprecedented wildfire season there's a greater risk of holdover fires occurring. The CBC's Liny Lamberink talks with Mike Westwick to better understand the territory's fire...
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Wildfire smoke still smouldering near Fort Nelson, B.C.
An unusually dry winter had led to more than 100 wildfires still burning underground across Canada. That's particularly concerning in Fort Nelson, in B.C.'s far northeast, where smoke is still visible near the community.
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Wildfire smoke still smoldering in Fort Nelson, B.C.
An unusually dry winter had led to more than 100 wildfires still burning underground across Canada. That's particularly concerning in Fort Nelson, in B.C.'s far northeast, where smoke is still visible near the community.
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3 children among 5 dead in Manitoba
A man is in custody after five people were found dead, including three children, in southern Manitoba. Police say the deaths are suspicious and linked.
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Colombia declares state of emergency as wildfires ravage forests
Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a state of emergency to bring more aid for firefighting efforts against a rash of wildfires raging across the country's forests. More than 200 blazes have been extinguished this month.
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Canadian climate commitments scrutinized at UN climate summit
As countries call for more urgent action on fossil fuel emissions, Canada was called out for expansion of fossil fuel production in the last year. Canada defended its record, pointing to the coming emissions cap of the country's oil and...
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Want peace to prevail in Manipur: AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj at Jantar Mantar
Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj attended a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar in support of Manipur. The AAP leader said that people of Delhi are standing tall with the people of Manipur and want that peace returns to the state...
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Thousands more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires
Firefighters are struggling to contain 82 wildfires across Greece, 64 of which started on Sunday, the hottest day so far
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Air Quality Alerts in Several States Due to Canada Fires
Wildfires burning in Canada continue to bring smoke south into the U.S with air quality alerts in effect across the Midwest and upper Great Lakes.
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Iraqi Protesters torch Swedish embassy in Baghdad
The Swedish embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad has been stormed by hundreds of protesters and set on fire.
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Firefighter, 19, killed while battling wildfire near Revelstoke, B.C.
A 19-year-old firefighter was killed by a falling tree while her crew was battling a wildfire near Revelstoke in B.C.'s central interior. She is being remembered as a kind, selfless woman committed to protecting the province and those...
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UNHRC passes resolution on religious hatred after Quran burning
The UNHRC has approved a Pakistan-led motion on religious hatred after an Iraqi man burned the Quran in Sweden.
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Rain helping to contain wildfires in Quebec
More than 400 wildfires are burning in Canada, making it one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory.
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Canada wildfires force thousands to evacuate homes
Canada is on track for its worst-ever wildfire season.
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New Halifax-area wildfire breaks out
Nova Scotia’s wildfire emergency is heating up as a new Halifax-area fire triggers fresh problems in the community of Bedford, just as firefighters across the province thought they were gaining some ground.
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Canada’s Nova Scotia appeals for help amid ‘unprecedented’ fires
Canadian fire officials in the province of Nova Scotia say unprecedented wildfires are burning their forests.
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Digging through rubble after wildfire took his home
Alberta resident Ron Bellerose digs through the rubble of what used to be his home after it was destroyed by a wildfire. He doesn't know why he keeps digging, but he keeps going, hoping to salvage anything that might have survived the...
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Underground fires an added challenge in Alberta
Fires burning deep underground are challenging firefighters in Alberta, who are in their third week of trying to contain the wildfires in that province.
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'High fire danger' in Alberta as 78 wildfires burn
Fire officials say 78 wildfires are burning in Alberta, with warm weather and strong winds expected in days ahead.
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Several Alberta towns evacuated over wildfire risk
Several Alberta communities have been evacuated because of growing wildfires west of Edmonton.
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Pension reform protests in France show no signs of stopping
Hundreds of thousands of people continue to demonstrate across France against controversial pension reforms. The protests are largely peaceful, but there have been numerous violent clashes with police.