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Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada.
According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, there were 64 active wildfires in the province on Wednesday morning, with 19 considered uncontained. So far this season, Saskatchewan has seen 327 wildfires, well ahead of the five-year average of 185.
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The BC Wildfire Service reports that crews are battling more than 70 wildfires in British Columbia, with one particularly intense wildfire near the community of Lytton, having led to a local state of emergency and several evacuation orders.
In Yukon, the territorial government has lifted an evacuation alert for the area surrounding Ethel Lake, located approximately a four-hour drive north of Whitehorse.
Despite this change, the wildfire that prompted the alert on June 24 remains out of control.
In Alberta, firefighting crews continue to combat over 67 wildfires, with 18 of them designated as out of control.
According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, there are approximately 465 wildfires currently listed as active across the country.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 2, 2025.
–with files from 650 CKOM
