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Federal officials set to give wildfire season update as blaze threatens B.C. town
- Federal officials will provide an update today on the national wildfire season amid an out-of-control fire in British Columbia causing evacuations.
- The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reports 3,100 fires this season, up from around 2,900 at the same time last year.
- The total area burned this year is about 12,000 square kilometres, which is less than last year's 46,000 square kilometres.
- Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski and other officials will brief the public to update the wildfire situation.
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Wildfire season so far considered manageable across Canada, officials say
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the 2026 wildfire season has been manageable so far, largely because of significant amounts of rain across Western Canada.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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