Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns
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CANADA WILDFIRE. Smoke rises from wildfire GCU007 in the Grande Prairie Forest Area near TeePee Creek, Alberta, Canada on May 10, 2024.
Alberta Wildfire/Handout via Reuters
The federal government warns Canada faces another ‘catastrophic’ wildfire season as it forecast higher-than-normal spring and summer temperatures across much of the country
TORONTO, Canada – The season’s first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday, May 12, as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality