Strong winds intensify wildfires, prompt more evacuation alerts in B.C.
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Strong winds intensify wildfires, prompt more evacuation alerts in B.C.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO
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The Bradley Creek wildfire burns west of Vernon, B.C., on Aug. 1.
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Winds of more than 100 km/h in some parts of British Columbia’s Okanagan were too much for aircraft to hold back the flames of a wildfire near Okanagan Lake on Saturday.
New wildfires at the north end …
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