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A travel ban intended to free up accommodations in parts of British Columbia hardest-hit by raging wildfires will largely lift by day's end, provincial officials said Tuesday as those in affected communities began getting a clearer sense of the damag

Helicopters were back in the air dropping buckets in the North Shuswap Tuesday after they were grounded for several days due to low visibility brought on by heavy smoke. Another battle is raging alongside the wildfire fight—one between officials, and residents who feel they’ve been abandoned.

Emergency Operations Centre staff will be conducting hazard assessments to better understand what needs to be done to ensure the safety of the area.

The tiny bit of rain came with a promise of more precipitation expected in the region on Tuesday.

Entering day nine of the wildfire, it is now at 12,270 hectares

The Bush Creek East wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap jumped from 7,000 hectares that moved 20 kilometres south in just under 12 hours and grew to 41,000 hectares.

A "small percentage of the population" is making the work of firefighters more difficult than it already is, according a deputy regional fire chief in the Columbia Shuswap area.

The McDougall Creek wildfire ripped through the community on Aug. 18

A crew of 13 from the Calgary Fire Department departed Monday for Yellowknife to help defend the Northwest Territories capital in the event wildfire reaches it.

The McDougall Creek wildfire ripped through the community on Aug. 18