Canada wildfires: B.C. braces for intense firefighting week as smoke, poor air quality spreads

Canada's wildfire crisis is entering another volatile week, with fast-moving fires, worsening smoke and new evacuation threats stretching from British Columbia to northwestern Ontario. As nearly 4 million hectares have burned this wildfire season, officials are warning that difficult firefighting conditions are expected to continue, while wildfire smoke is once again degrading air quality across much of Western Canada.British Columbia remains Canada's wildfire hotspot, where fires north of Clinton have merged into a massive complex, prompting a planned evacuation order for 70 Mile House and keeping dozens of other communities under evacuation orders or alerts.