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British Columbia was under a province-wide state of emergency as firefighters waged an epic battle.

British Columbia was under a province-wide state of emergency as firefighters waged an epic battle.

Firefighters battling wildfires in western Canada have received help from reinforcements and milder weather, after the nation’s worst fire season on record destroyed structures, fouled the air with thick smoke and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. But the firefighters were nowhere close to declaring victory Saturday, especially with drier and windier weather forecast for the coming days. No deaths have been reported. Officials say a majority of residents have evacu...

British Columbia was under a province-wide state of emergency as firefighters waged an epic battle.

British Columbia was under a province-wide state of emergency as firefighters waged an epic battle.

The capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, meanwhile, was transformed into a virtual ghost town after nearly all the residents of the city of just over 20,000 fled another wildfire, among hundreds of fires in western Canada.

Luckily, there has been ample time to leave ahead of the fires, unlike in Hawaii, where more than 100 died from recent wildfires.

British Columbia was under a province-wide state of emergency as firefighters waged an epic battle.

British Columbia was under a province-wide state of emergency as firefighters waged an epic battle.

British Columbia was under a province-wide state of emergency as firefighters waged an epic battle.