The Current

What early wildfires mean for the summer months ahead

May 18, 2026·19 min
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Wildfire season has started in some parts of the country. We speak with David Noyes, the mayor of Sandy Beach, Alberta, where a wildfire destroyed three homes earlier this month; Chief Ken McMullen, the President of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and Mike Flannigan, a wildfire researcher, about what to expect from this year’s wildfire season

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