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REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s government, already under attack for failing to help wildfire evacuees, faced questions Wednesday over why almost half of its water bomber fleet was grounded while blazes forced thousands to flee.

The Peace River Regional District has cancelled four evacuation orders and one alert for properties near a wildfire that is burning out of control in northeastern British Columbia.

ST. JOHN'S — Residents of a rural Newfoundland town were ordered out of their homes on Wednesday as an out-of-control wildfire burned a few kilometres away. Premier John Hogan said he issued the evacuation order for Badger, N.L.

Photographs show a wildfire burning in the hillside near Homesite Creek.

The research raises questions over how a range of contaminants may start to negatively impact fisheries, shellfish farms and humans that consume them. 

Drenching rain has helped fire crews in British Columbia's northeast get a grip on the largest wildfire burning in the province. The BC Wildfire Service says the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire northwest of Fort. St.

SQUAMISH — Rain in northern British Columbia and cooler weather in the south brought relief for residents living near wildfires with the lifting of evacuation alerts.

WINNIPEG — A First Nation in Manitoba is welcoming residents back, almost three weeks after the community of more than 6,000 people was evacuated due to wildfires.

DAWSON CREEK — The BC Wildfire Service says the Kiskatinaw River fire in the province's northeast has stabilized thanks to rain over the weekend.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to pare down Canada's priorities as the G7 summit host, but there's still a lengthy list of global issues for leaders to discuss over the coming days.