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Day 8: Two properties put on evacuation order due to Squamish wildfire

Day 8: Two properties put on evacuation order due to Squamish wildfire

Two homes have been ordered evacuated due to dangerous slope instability caused by the aftermath of the Dryden Creek wildfire. Officials stress that the risk is not from active flames, but from falling trees and debris.
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Alerts lifted as favourable weather helps B.C. wildfire fight

Alerts lifted as favourable weather helps B.C. wildfire fight

SQUAMISH — Rain in northern British Columbia and cooler weather in the south brought relief for residents living near wildfires with the lifting of evacuation alerts.
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Fire evacuees begin returning home to Manitoba First Nation after cool, wet weather

Fire evacuees begin returning home to Manitoba First Nation after cool, wet weather

WINNIPEG — A First Nation in Manitoba is welcoming residents back, almost three weeks after the community of more than 6,000 people was evacuated due to wildfires.
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Kiskatinaw River fire situations stabilize after weekend rainfall

Kiskatinaw River fire situations stabilize after weekend rainfall

DAWSON CREEK — The BC Wildfire Service says the Kiskatinaw River fire in the province's northeast has stabilized thanks to rain over the weekend.
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Tariffs, wildfires and AI on the agenda as Canada hosts world leaders at G7

Tariffs, wildfires and AI on the agenda as Canada hosts world leaders at G7

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to pare down Canada's priorities as the G7 summit host, but there's still a lengthy list of global issues for leaders to discuss over the coming days.
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Wildfire near Squamish being held, no longer burning out of control

Wildfire near Squamish being held, no longer burning out of control

Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C.
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Canada's northern wildfires projected to slow global warming — at a high cost

Canada's northern wildfires projected to slow global warming — at a high cost

Researchers at the University of Washington have found that increasing boreal forest fires may reduce global temperatures and slow down melting in the Arctic.
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Squamish photographer captures powerful images of Dryden Creek wildfire

Squamish photographer captures powerful images of Dryden Creek wildfire

As flames threatened homes and forests near Squamish, local photographer Jillian A. Brown was there to capture not just the destruction, but the humanity that emerged from it.
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Manitoba communities prepare to return home after wildfires displaced thousands

Manitoba communities prepare to return home after wildfires displaced thousands

WINNIPEG — Two First Nations organizations are teaming up to provide services for northern Manitoba wildfire evacuees, while some affected communities are getting set to return home.
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AFN says wildfires are forcing it to postpone annual general assembly to September

AFN says wildfires are forcing it to postpone annual general assembly to September

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is pushing its annual general assembly from July to September due to ongoing wildfire emergencies across the country.
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