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The colorful art display features over 7,000 light-up pumpkin carvings from local artists.

Lack of firefighters in rural areas has led community members to take the protection of their land into their own hands, but provincial officials say this hinders the fire fight

Historic Hudson Valleys Great Jack OLantern Blaze features pumpkin-filled exhibits and jack-o-lanterns galore in Croton-on-Hudson.

The popular pumpkin spectacular is back in Westchester County this fall, with more glowing gourds and fun than ever before.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze returns to Old Bethpage Village Restoration Sept. 22.

Canada Wildfire: This year Ontario extended its application period, boosted marketing efforts and started covering training costs to secure more recruits. | World News

The management is roughly 2,500 firefighters short of what is needed

Canada is wrestling with its worst-ever start to wildfire season, but recruiting firefighters is becoming increasingly difficult due to tight labour markets and the tough nature of the job, provincial officials say.

Canada is wrestling with its worst-ever start to wildfire season, but recruiting firefighters is becoming increasingly difficult due to tight labor markets and the tough nature of the job, provincial officials say. Limited resources could threaten Canada's ability to douse fires, which are expected to get bigger and fiercer in future as a result of fossil fuel-driven climate change, risking more damage to communities and disrupting the country's oil and gas, mining and lumber industri...

By Nia Williams BRITISH COLUMBIA (Reuters) - Canada is wrestling with its worst-ever start to wildfire season, but recruiting firefighters is becoming...