Hundreds of wildfires are burning across the Western states, Alaska and Canada as fire season perks up amid a sprawling heat wave and widespread dry conditions. More than 100 of the blazes are in the ...

The British Columbia Wildfire Service said the blaze was burning 1.2 miles from Fort Nelson. More than 3,000 people have evacuated, and the 100 remaining are urged to leave.

In 2023, Canada experienced a record number of wildfires that caused choking smoke in parts of the U.S. and forced more than 250,000 Canadians to evacuate their communities.