Thousands told to flee wildfires in Quebec

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 04, 2023 12:15 am

(UPDATE) OTTAWA: Canada is facing a catastrophic spring wildfire season with massive and powerful blazes out of control in all corners of the North American country, and thousands more people displaced on Friday.

'This is a scary time for a lot of people from coast to coast to coast,' said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, alluding to the vastness of a nation on fire stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans.

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