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Two weeks after evacuation orders started being issued in the province of Alberta, about 12,000 evacuees are still out of various communities

Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires.

Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires.

Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires.

"Its going to take some time for us to get (the wildfires) contained," said SPSA executive director of land operations Bryan Chartrand.

Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires.

Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires.

So far this year, more than 160 wildfires have been reported in the province, more than double the number usually seen by mid-May. 

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Three smaller communities have been evacuated----Dillon, Saint George's Hill, and Michel Village---while 95 people have been evacuated from Buffalo Na...