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Military put on standby to evacuate fire-threatened towns in western Canada
This handout photo courtesy of BC Wildfire Service shows the Sparks Lake wildfire, British Columbia, seen from the air on Jun 29, 2021(Photo: AFP)
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OTTAWA: Ottawa prepared on Friday (Jul 2) to send military aircraft and other help to evacuate towns and fight more than 100 wildfires in western Canada fueled by a record-smashing heat wave.
According to wildfire officials, at least 143 fires were active in British Columbia, 77 of them sparked in the last two days. Most were caused by lightning strikes.
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Lightning fuels over 130 wildfires in Canada
More than 130 wildfires - fuelled by lightning strikes - are burning across western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave.
Canada s federal government said it would send military aircraft to assist emergency services in British Columbia battling to control the fires.
Earlier this week, people had to flee the village of Lytton in the province.
Lytton, which recorded Canada s highest ever temperature of 49.6C (121.3F) on Tuesday, was later destroyed by fire.
The blaze in the village, which is home to some 250 people and located about 260km (160 miles) north-east of Vancouver, forced many residents to leave without their belongings on Wednesday evening.
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With high-profile cabinet minister Catherine McKenna adding her name to the growing list of people now seeking life fulfilment away from Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is soon to be on his way to the governor general’s to make the case for an election.
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Only he won’t be going to the governor general, seeing as we don’t have one. You remember Julie Payette, don’t you? The misanthrope whose warning signs could have been spotted from space, had anyone in the Prime Minister’s Office not been so busy ticking their brand boxes? Well, Trudeau hasn’t replaced her yet, six months after her resignation, meaning Chief Justice Richard Wagner will be the one to hear Trudeau’s case.
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media captionWatch: Lytton, British Columbia residents flee wildfires
More than 130 wildfires - many sparked by lightning strikes - are burning across western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave.
Canada s federal government said it would send military aircraft to help crews battling the fires in the province of British Columbia.
Earlier this week, people had to flee the village of Lytton.
Lytton, which recorded Canada s highest ever temperature of 49.6C (121.3F) on Tuesday, was destroyed by fire.
The blaze in the village - about 260km (160 miles) north-east of Vancouver - forced many of its 250 residents to leave without their belongings on Wednesday evening.