Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with Radio NL about the wildfire season so far, and what's to come. Listen to the interview

The fire that engulfed the town of Jasper has been described as a fast-moving wall of flame. Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan joins Daybreak Kamloops to…

Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan discusses current and expected wildfire conditions across Canada in the coming days and weeks. Watch the interview

Wildfires are burning across western Canada and western US. “These fires are consistent with what we expect with climate change,” says wildfire researcher Dr. Mike…

A wildfire has destroyed buildings in Jasper at least 12 kilometres away less than 48 hours after it began.  "...when the fires are that intense,…

Banned for more than a century by European settlers, cultural burning is now making a tentative comeback in Canada. "The indigenous communities have an intimate…

TRU and the Foundry Cariboo Chilcotin have established a two-year partnership to provide youth with access to more health services in Williams Lake. “This partnership…

Lingering drought conditions now exacerbated by relentlessly high temperatures could still mean fiery times for Alberta and the West. “Because of the extended heat wave,…

Associate Professor Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov, in the School of Social Work and Human Service, and Mitacs research intern Sean Cahill have created a mental…

"...you need to have enough troops, so by having extra crews or calling in extra crews from around the country or around the world to…

As they care for our most vulnerable, too many care workers in Canada have been separated from their children for years as they await permanent…

Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with Radio NL about the heat wave still gripping most of BC and increasing wildfire risk. Listen to the…

Calling Canada’s wildfires in 2023 unprecedented doesn’t capture the magnitude of what happened, says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. Read more

The total number of fires will likely increase significantly in the next week, says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan, with tinder-dry fuel across much of…

“Warmer, drier nights mean drier fuels, which means problems for fire management,” says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. Read more

While a heat wave in the region is tapering off thanks to the introduction of a cold front, fuels have been left dry as a…

Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with Radio NL about the spring rainfall, current heat wave, upcoming weather changes, wildfire risk and the new wildfire…

"We see more and more fire in the interface between the forest and the community," says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. Efforts to bring wildfire…

TRU has received top recognition from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education with a 2024 Gold Circle of Excellence Award for the 2022-23 Report on…

“I think there really needs to be a shift in our thinking about how we use water and treat it as something that’s extremely valuable,”…