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Feds planning evacuation centres in advance of wildfire season
- The federal government is setting up evacuation centres across Canada to help people fleeing wildfires, working with provinces and territories to select locations.
- Last year's wildfire season burned nearly 9 million hectares, an area larger than New Brunswick and P.E.I. combined.
- There was a record number of long-term evacuations of First Nations communities last year, with 21 communities evacuated for more than 60 days.
- Authorities had difficulty securing enough hotel rooms for evacuees during last year's exceptionally extreme evacuations.
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
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- 75% of the sources lean Left
75% Left
L 75%
C 25%
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