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Canadian wildfires: Firefighter dies, more mine site evacuations

As Canadian wildfire season enters its fourth month, a third firefighter has died battling blazes in British Columbia (BC).

More than one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide has been emitted by this year's wildfires.

More than one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide has been emitted by this year's wildfires.

The latest firefighter, a 25-year-old man from Ontario, died while trying to extinguish the Donnie Creek fire near Fort St John in northern BC. There are currently 357 active wildfires in BC, the most...

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