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Shetland Creek wildfire displaying 'aggressive' behaviour, closes Highway 1

Shetland Creek wildfire displaying 'aggressive' behaviour, closes Highway 1

Aggressive fire behaviour has closed Highway 1 from Spences Bridge to Ashcroft
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Fire keeps residential area, Tolko mill on alert in Williams Lake

Fire keeps residential area, Tolko mill on alert in Williams Lake

An update from the city is expected Monday morning
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Wildfire forces Williams Lake to declare state of local emergency

Wildfire forces Williams Lake to declare state of local emergency

West side of the city is on an evacuation alert
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Historic Barkerville now under evacuation order due to Antler Creek Wildfire

Historic Barkerville now under evacuation order due to Antler Creek Wildfire

An evacuation alert has been issued for the Barkerville area, impacting the Barkerville Historic Town & Park due to wildfire activity in the area
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Central B.C. community of Wells issues evacuation order due to wildfire

Central B.C. community of Wells issues evacuation order due to wildfire

The community of Wells in the central interior of B.C. has issued an evacuation order on Sunday, July 21 at 2:45 p.m.
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Patrolling the range: Ashcroft fire chief keeps eye on wildfire at village limits

Patrolling the range: Ashcroft fire chief keeps eye on wildfire at village limits

Shetland Creek wildfire is in grassland within Village of Ashcroft boundary, prompting regular patrols from fire department
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Historic Barkerville under evacuation alert due to wildfires in area

Historic Barkerville under evacuation alert due to wildfires in area

An evacuation alert has been issued for the Barkerville area due to wildfire activity
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More evacuation orders in B.C. as heat wave aids lightning-triggered wildfires

More evacuation orders in B.C. as heat wave aids lightning-triggered wildfires

About 87% of more than 300 blazes actively burning started by lightning
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Second B.C. university issues trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters

Second B.C. university issues trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters

University of Victoria says administrators ‘see no further prospect for a successful dialogue’
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RCMP investigating sex assault after B.C. woman wakes to stranger groping her

RCMP investigating sex assault after B.C. woman wakes to stranger groping her

Suspect is a South Asian man in his early 20s, 5"7- 5"10, with an average build and a long black beard
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