Canada braces for possible worst wildfire season ever

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 07, 2023 12:07 am

(UPDATE) OTTAWA: Canada will face a dire wildfire situation through the coming months, officials warned on Monday after vast swaths of forests and grasslands from its Pacific to Atlantic coasts have been scorched.

Some 26,000 people remain displaced by fires, with about 120,000 having had to flee at some point over the past month.

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