Canada's intense wildfire season strains firefighting resources

The staggering cost of Canada’s record wildfire season only grows as almost 500 fires burn across the country, with some eight-million hectares burned or burning. Quebec and Alberta have been especially hard hit, while B.C.’s giant Donnie Creek fire could take months to put out.

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