British Columbia has declared a state of emergency as Canada’s worst wildfire season in modern history tears through swaths of the western province, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.

Fire is raging in the suburban fringes of the resort town of Kelowna, British Columbia, as a state of emergency across the province continued. The McDougall Creek fire approached houses in West ...

KELOWNA, British Columbia, Aug 19 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 19 story has been corrected to rectify the premier's first name to David in paragraph 3) Forest fires in Canada's western province of ...

Canada is sending the military to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Trudeau said, as the western province deals with flames that led to evacuation orders for more ...

The fires in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories are some of more than 1,000 active fires in Canada. Newsletters Amazon Prime Day Share a News Tip. Featured. Featured. Breaking News.