NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - British Columbia erupts into Wildfire Crisis as 20,000 flee: Province declares STATE OF EMERGENCY
Flames from the Bald Range wildfire west of Summerland, B.C. light up the Okanagan sky. (Tracy Sherlock/Submitted) Published August 9, 2026 A fast-moving wildfire crisis has erupted across British Columbia, forcing more than 20,000 people [...]