Jerrad Schroeder News Today

Cooling weather on Monday gave firefighters for the first time in days the upper hand against what the prime minister described as "apocalyptic" wildfires blazing across western Canada, after tens of thousands of people were evacuated or put on alert.

Five homes are believed to have burned west of the Kelowna landfill

Five homes are believed to have burned west of the Kelowna landfill

Rest of World News: Cooling weather on Monday gave firefighters for the first time in days the upper hand against what the prime minister described as "apocalyptic" wildf

Five homes are believed to have burned west of the Kelowna landfill

‘Thank the firefighters that are out there kicking ass’

There are almost 500 people contributing to the firefight and thousands more who are volunteering in some capacity, and Schroeder said it's appreciated.

In northern Canada, firefighters continued to battle a blaze that threatened Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories.

As tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders across British Columbia and firefighters battled raging wildfires throughout Canada on Sunday, fire chiefs in a region known as a summer destination for families said theyve made some progress in the struggle.

Parts of southern California face flash flooding and mudslides as Storm Hilary unleashes record-breaking downpours