# Canada > Follow Canada, a tracked place, in Lootura: recent changes, timeline, related context, and source-backed evidence. - Type: place - Updated: 2026-08-14T20:28:29.024Z - Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/place/canada ## Recent changes ### What Wildfire Smoke Reveals About How We Respond to Climate Risk The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol building as smoke from wildfires in Canada fills the air on July 17 in Washington D.C. —Kevin Carter—Getty Images A month ago, I was running embarrassingly late to a meeting in D.C. And so, even though I knew the air pollution outside from the Canadian wildfires was a hazard to my. Date: 2026-08-14 ### Three days of Ontario wildfire smoke brought unhealthy air to 106 million person-days Smoke from Canada's July wildfires exposed people across Canada and the United States to unhealthy, very unhealthy or hazardous air for nearly 106 million person-days between July 15–17. Over the peak impact period of July 13–18, moderate or worse air quality accounted for more than 769 million person-days. For a perio. Date: 2026-08-13 ### Want to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when If you're far enough north in the U.S. and Canada, you might savor a partial eclipse as the moon nibbles away at the sun. Date: 2026-08-12 ### At least 200 major wildfires burn across U.S. and Canada Hot and dry conditions are fueling at least 200 major wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada. Meanwhile, images show the scale of destruction in Spokane, Washington, from the fires there last week. Ian Lee reports. Date: 2026-08-11 ### Thousands evacuated as wildfires burn across western U.S. and Canada Wildfires are burning across the western U.S. and Canada, leaving some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders. Date: 2026-08-10 ### Wildfires in western Canada force more than 20,000 people to evacuate The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said an 80-year-old woman died while trying to escape a wildfire that forced evacuations in the Okanagan Lake region. Date: 2026-08-10 ### Fires grip western U.S., British Columbia: "It doesn't seem like it's real" Nearly 100 large wildfires strained firefighting resources around the U.S. this weekend. The fire danger also exploded in Canada amid hot and dry conditions. Gwen Baumgardner reports, and Andrew Kozak has the forecast. Date: 2026-08-10 ### Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday. (Image credit: U.S. Forest Service/Fishlake National Forest). Date: 2026-08-09 ### Wildfires in western Canada forces more than 20,000 people to evacuate British Columbia declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes and forced more than 20,000 people to flee their communities. Date: 2026-08-09 ### As the Climate Warms, Beavers are Coming for Canada’s Arctic Drawn by a warming climate, Canada’s furry national symbol is colonizing new territory, evading Inuit hunters and reshaping the world they find. Date: 2026-08-09 ## Sources No public source links.