Six stories in the news today, July 14 from The Canadian Press:———RAIN DAMPENS B.C. WILDFIRES AS AUSSIE AID ARRIVESFifty Australian wildfire specialists were expected to arrive in British Columbia to help battle 221 active wildfires. Fire information officer Navi Saini said they would assist with command and co-ordination efforts and would not be actively fighting fires. Since April 1, the BC Wildfire Service has recorded 1,073 fires that have burned about 283,500 hectares and cost about $108 million to fight.———PROGRESS IN SASK. FIRE FIGHT NOT ENOUGH TO LIFT EVACUATIONSEmergency officials are warning thousands of fire evacuees from northern Saskatchewan not …read more
Source: National Newswatch
