Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that her country was sending support in part because many Mexican people live in the Los Angeles area.

For 30 years, the aircraft have been part of California's fire defenses. In a warming world, these types of cross-border deals will become more important.

Several readers asked whether Mexico and Canada sent support to California as destructive wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area. That’s true.

Although Canadian insurers have minimal direct exposure to California wildfires, the broader consequences cannot be ignored. Reinsurance costs, which are influenced by global disaster trends, often rise following large-scale events like the ongoing wildfires in the US.

Firefighters in the Los Angeles-area have been battling raging fires for several days now, with the flames killing 10 people and whole neighbourhoods obliterated.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday he was deploying 60 firefighters to California to help with the wildfires. In a post on the social platform X, Trudeau said Canada was

President Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

Some 8,500 firefighters, including those from Canada and Mexico, are working to contain the blazes that have killed at least 24 people

The deployments come days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened the United States’ largest trade partners with tariffs.

La Cañada Flintridge residents showed their gratitude to pre-deployed firefighters by organizing a pop-up appreciation party at a local high school.

Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the country's history, with South Africa being one of several countries to send assistance.

As a string of wildfires hit Los Angeles County, social media users spread claims that authorities purposefully set the blazes to encourage the development of so-called "smart cities." While America's second-largest city does have long-term plans to implement digital technologies to improve services,