Wildfire live updates: 27 structures believed lost in Chipewyan Lake | New Brunswick sending aid to Alberta | Wildfire smoke reaches UK​on June 2, 2025 at 2:15 pm

Smoke from massive wildfires burning in Canada has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and is blowing over the UK.

Only a little smoke survived the journey, said Georgie Myers with the UK’s Met Office. That smoke is contained in a thin, high-altitude layer and is not expected to have any air quality effects, but it could be noticeable Monday evening and early Tuesday morning.

“No impacts expected as it remains at height, but could lead to some striking sunsets and sunrises,” Myers said.

The Canadian wildfires have killed two people and forced the evacuation of more than 25,000 people from the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. The plume of smoke from the blazes, dozens of which are burning out of control, triggered health alerts and darkened skies as it spread south across the US.

The company said it is still producing oil from the project, though the startup of an additional 70,000 barrels per day of production will be delayed as a result of the power loss.

“We are working closely with authorities and coordinating with our industry peers to support each other and resume normal operations,” MEG President and CEO Darlene Gates said in a statement.

Earlier, Cenovus Energy Inc. put customers on notice that it may not make some oil deliveries from one asset and evacuated staff from another in the Cold Lake region.

— Bloomberg News

Wildland firefighters in Alberta are dealing with eight out-of-control wildfires of note, according to information supplied by the province of Alberta updated Sunday.

• Swan Complex: The Edith Lake wildfire and Hubert Lake wildfire were merged into the Swan Complex on Friday. Crews are fighting the fires in the Swan Hills and Westlock areas. Swan Hills and Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park are under evacuation orders.
• Red Earth East Complex: A number of wildfires affecting communities including Trout, Peerless, Red Earth Creek, Loon Lake, and Chipewyan Lake have been merged into one complex. Evacuations have been ordered in Chipewyan Lake Loon Lake First Nation and Red Earth Creek.
• January Creek: This wildfire in Yellowhead County has led to the evacuation of Peers.
• Caribou Lake: Efforts to protect structures at Winefred Lake were delayed due to dangerous conditions. Conklin remains under wildfire alert. “Two oil and gas facilities (MEG energy, Pike Lodge) and two fishing lodges (Winefred Lake, Winefred Outfitters) have been evacuated,” the province said.
• Whitefish: Efforts underway to protect buildings in Whitefish First Nation, which is under evacuation notice, although there was no threat to the community at last report.
• Sousa Creek: This wildfire east of Rainbow Lake registered significant growth. Hay River 209 Indian Reserve and Chateh have been evacuated, the province said, noting some structure protection work was underway.
• HWF040 east of La Crete Ferry: This wildfire, approximately 20 kilometres east of the Tompkins Landing (La Crete) Ferry and 35 kilometres east of Highway 35, is 395 hectares in size and has been classified as out of control. It has grown in the northeast and is now up against highway 697.
• Tulip Lake: Firefighters from Alberta and the Northwest Territories are working together to fight this blaze, which started in Alberta but has since crossed the border into the N.W.T. The fire was southeast of Fort Smith, N.W.T., at last report.

The fire has also put the communities of Molanosa, East Trout Lake, Whelan Bay, Narrow Hills and Little Bear on evacuation alert, added the SPSA.

A mix of high daytime temperatures, warm evenings and high winds has presented challenges to the teams fighting to contain the blazes around the province.

“This (weather) will drastically impact our ability to contain some of these fires and will actually cause some of these fires to grow in size over the next period of time,” Roberts said.

The public safety agency says the estimated number of evacuees is still around 8,000, and hopes to keep that number stable.

— Nykole King, Regina Leader-Post

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a news conference Saturday that ongoing hot, dry weather is allowing some fires to grow and threaten communities, and that the current figure of 8,000 fire evacuees could climb to 10,000.

As of Sunday, the R.M. of Kelsey was waiting for an update from Manitoba Hydro regarding the stability of power to the community warning residents that fuel and other services in the community are limited and the mandatory evacuation remains.

Wanless, Rocky Lake East Shore and Rocky Lake North Shore were also put under a two-hour evacuation notice on Saturday as the wildfire affecting the communities continued to be very active and jump the highway. Residents were advised of a voluntary evacuation on Saturday evening due to heavy smoke in the area causing air-quality concerns.

• Turned over: Alberta Wildfire says a wildfire is “turned over” when a fire that is under control is given to another agency to extinguish it.
• Mutual aid: If a fire is a “mutual aid wildfire,” it’s a wildfire that has started in a municipal district and that district’s firefighters may need help fighting it from Alberta Wildfire.
• Under control: If firefighters and equipment have successfully managed a fire to make sure it won’t grow, it’s classified as being “under control.”
• Being held: Based on expected weather and the resources already fighting a particular fire, a fire that is “being held” means it’s not expected to spread.
• Out of control: A wildfire is growing, or expected to grow, and thus its status is one of being out of control.
• Source: Government of Alberta