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.

Canada's wildfire season is off to an active start for the second year in a row, and "overwintering" fires from 2023 are largely to blame. Last year was far and away Canada's most active wildfire ...

The sun is shrouded as it sets behind Hudson Yards as smoke from forest fires in Alberta, Canada drifts into the northeast US seen from the Empire State Building on May 9, 2023, in New York City.