Canadian province to get federal help as wildfire forces evacuations

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The Canadian federal government announced support for British Columbia as extensive wildfires forced evacuations of approximately 18,000 residents around Summerland and Peachland. The Bald Range wildfire has caused a provincial state of emergency, with efforts underway to battle the blaze and provide shelter for displaced people.

The Canadian federal government said on ⁠Sunday it would ⁠help British Columbia ⁠as raging wildfires forced thousands of people to evacuate by providing shelter and accommodation for residents displaced in regions around Summerland and Peachland. The Bald Range wildfire, which prompted British ‌Columbia to declare a provincial state of emergency and evacuate about 18,000 people, had spread to more than 10,300 hectares by at the weekend as firefighters continued to battle the blaze. “Last night,...