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COVID-19 Complicates Wildfire Season In Western Canada

The COVID-19 pandemic spread like wildfire. Now B.C. must prepare for forest fires too.
Mel Woods

Fire Tornado Hijacks B.C. Emergency Workers' Fire Hose

And it was caught on video.
Brian Trinh

Northern Lights Vs. Wildfire Is A Canadian Showdown Worth Watching

These forces of nature meet to show off their spectacular colours.
Michelle Butterfield

B.C. Wildfires Turn Skies Into Scenes From The Apocalypse

"Feels like I'm driving on another planet."
Mohamed Omar

Smoke From B.C. Wildfires Paints Edmonton Skies Orange

The city woke up to an eerie sight.
Sima Shakeri

Take A Look At The Wildfires Raging Across B.C.

No deaths or injuries have been reported so far.
Sima Shakeri

B.C. City Records Worst Air Quality In Its History

"Imma let u finish, but Kamloops has the worst air quality of all time."
Jessica Chin

Wildfires Will Only Get More Devastating If We Don't Make Big Changes

We must learn to live with fire.
Mike Flannigan
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Mike Wotton

Calgary Cloaked in Smoke From B.C. Wildfires

An aerial view of Calgary seen from a plane on July 18, 2017 reveals a city cloaked in thick smoke. It comes from at least 20 wildfires burning in neighbouring British Columbia. Credit: Instagram/_japinder via Storyful
Sasha Nagy

Drone Captures Eerie Aftermath Of B.C. Wildfires

New drone imagery released by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District shows the extent of damage suffered in the Boston Flats region due to severe wildfires sweeping across British Columbia.The drone footage, taken July 10, reveals severe destruction in the small British Colombia mobile home community of Boston Flats. CBC reported at least 30 homes were destroyed. The community had been evacuated and no injuries were reported.A higher quality version of this footage is available here. Credit: Thompson-Nicola Regional District via Storyful
Brian Trinh

►How You Can Help B.C. Wildfire Victims

Canadians and relief groups are helping people forced from their homes by B.C.'s wildfires.
Brian Trinh

Tory Candidate In B.C. Hit Hard After Questioning Man-Made Climate Change

"This is common within the Harper Tories to find people whose views are based on... I don't know where they get their views from, but they're not scientific."
Carol Linnitt

South African Firefighters Greet B.C. With Best. Hello. Ever.

This is awesome.
By Rhianna Schmunk, The Huffington Post B.C.

Meet The People Fighting B.C.'s Wildfires

The scariest part of their job? "The unknown."
By Rhianna Schmunk, The Huffington Post B.C.

B.C. Wildfire Grows 13 Times In Size In Just Days

The human-caused fire is now estimated at 600 hectares in size.
By The Huffington Post B.C.

Why A B.C. News Site Referred To Harper Only As 'Man In Blue Suit'

"The photo op smelled like electioneering and we didn't want to play any part in that."
By Ryan Maloney, The Huffington Post Canada

Wildfire Burning Down Hillside Near West Kelowna Homes

The fire is ranked as a "highly vigorous."
By Andree Lau, The Huffington Post B.C.

Residents Lose Everything In B.C. Wildfire

"It was our home. Everything we have is... was there."
By Rhianna Schmunk, The Huffington Post B.C.

Bear Tries To Escape From B.C. Fire

Poor thing.
By Rhianna Schmunk, The Huffington Post B.C.

Mighty Water Bomber Comes Out Of Retirement To Fight B.C. Fires

It's impressive to watch in action.
By Andree Lau, The Huffington Post B.C.