Chief of Ashcroft Indian Band talks about massive fire burning around community
At 4,200 hectares, the fire burning around the Ashcroft Indian Band is the second largest in British Columbia.
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More wildfires, evacuations expected in B.C. with forecasted hot, windy weather
Residents of a village in British Columbia’s southern interior are anxious to see what is left of their homes after one of the hundreds of wildfires raging across the region tore through their community, engulfing dozens of properties and forcing people to flee with little warning.
Over 100 people forced from homes as rivers rise on Opaskwayak Nation in Manitoba
Shaneen Robinson-Desjarlais APTN National News More than 100 people have been forced to leave their…
Work camps north of Fort McMurray evacuated due to growing wildfire
(Non-essential workers are leaving oil camps north of Fort McMurray while others are staying to…
Fort McMurray evacuees getting by the best they can in Edmonton
Fort McMurray evacuees in Edmonton are doing the best they can
First Nation communities in northern Alberta prepare for evacuations
APTN National News First Nation communities in northern Alberta are preparing themselves for evacuation…
Canadian military moving in to help fight Saskatchewan wildfires
APTN National News Canada’s military is expected to have 500 troops on the ground in…
Saskatchewan facing 116 active wildfires
Provincial report says province facing 12 new fires