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OTTAWA \u2014 Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite this change, the wildfire that prompted the alert on June 24 remains out of control.<\/p>\n
In Alberta, firefighting crews continue to combat over 67 wildfires, with 18 of them designated as out of control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, there are approximately 465 wildfires currently listed as active across the country.<\/p>\n
\u00a92025 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n