OTTAWA: A week of record hot weather in western Canada has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, as wildfires rage in parts of Alberta and rapid snow melt triggers flooding across interior British Columbia. By Friday, more than 13,000 people were under evacuation orders in Alberta, as 78 fires burned. Among the worst-hit areas was the territory of the Little Red
TORONTO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as "unprecedented" wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party (UCP), said at a press conference on Saturday. | 03:29pm
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as "unprecedented" wildfires rage on in Al.