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A long exposure image shows the Eagle Bluffs Wildfire, which crossed the border from the US state of Washington, and prompted evacuation orders in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada July 30, 2023. Photo: Reuters
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Canada to deploy military in British Columbia to tackle fast-spreading fires

A smoke column rises from wildfire WCU001 near Wildwood, Alberta, Canada May 5, 2023. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS
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British Columbia wildfires intensify, evacuation orders double

The Bald Mountain Wildfire burns in the Grande Prairie Forest Area in Alberta, Canada on Friday,. Photo: Government of Alberta Fire Service / Canadian Press via AP
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A firefighter has been killed while battling a wildfire in British Columbia, Canada

Smoke rises from a wildfire in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, in this screen grab taken from a video, June 8, 2023. BC Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS
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Wildfires spread in British Columbia, Quebec sees signs of progress

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British Columbia first in Canada to provide free contraception

FILE PHOTO: Travellers at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Snowstorm halts flights at Canada's second busiest airport in Vancouver

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British Columbia flooding has 18,000 still stranded, emergency declared

Cows that were stranded in a flooded barn are rescued by people in boats and a sea doo after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods, and shutting highways, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada November 16, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

A man rides a bicycle along the sea wall past a barge that came loose from its mooring and crashed ashore after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jesse Winter
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Canadian helicopters evacuate hundreds stranded on highway after landslides

A view shows a wildfire burning outside of the town of Lytton, where it raged through and forced everyone to evacuate, in British Columbia, Canada, July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Canada orders 48-hour halt to train movement in parts of BC after wildfires

A boat owner tries to dig out his keel on Kitsilano Beach after a heavy wind storm blew into the area and stranded his boat April 8, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia/ Reuters
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British Columbia moves to introduce permanent daylight saving time