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British Columbia has already spent about $387 million battling fires so far this year, as crews brace for more lightning-caused starts in the coming days, the director of provincial operations for the province's wildfire service said Tuesday.

The town of Jasper says early numbers indicate last month’s wildfires destroyed $283 million worth of property.

Rancher T.J. Walkem: "The level of devastation out there for the forest and landscape is unreal."

New research shows high temperatures disproportionately impact people on income assistance.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire raged across the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and triggering multiple evacuations as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-

The 2023 wildfires were the most destructive in B.C.'s history.

Several hundred residents of the Village of Slocan and the surrounding area of British Columbia's Kootenay region are allowed to return home as officials downgrade an evacuation order prompted by a complex of wildfires.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Multiple aircraft and firefighters are fighting two wildfires near Pemberton on Monday.

There are 474 fires blazing across the country, compared to the roughly 900 fires at this time last year.