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Thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires in British Columbia, but the flames have also forced livestock left behind to flee beyond their enclosures.

Fire bans were in place in many areas of Alberta on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, as hot, dry conditions raised the risk of wildfires.

Today, July 21, 2017, marks two weeks since raging wildfires that have displaced thousands of people British Columbia forced the province to call a state of emergency.

Officials in one of the regions hardest-hit by British Columbia's wildfires provided a grim update on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, on the number homes lost, and say the tally is expected to grow.

Environment Canada says smoke from British Columbia's wildfires will likely result in high-risk air quality levels in parts of central Alberta by Wednesday, July 19, 2017.

A British Columbia official says getting people to safety as fast-moving wildfires approached was only half the battle — the other half will be returning them home.

B.C. is on the cusp of changing its government for the first time since 2001, as the province scrambles to contain scores of wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of residents from their homes.

Fast-moving wildfire.s in British Columbia are posing serious challenges for crews fighting to keep the flames from more than a dozen communities, officials said on Sunday.

The wildfires in the B.C. Interior that have forced some sawmills to halt operations have resulted in a boost in lumber prices at a time when forestry companies have been squeezed by softwood duties.

Wildfire conditions in B.C. are expected to worsen over the weekend as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have forced more than 16,000 people from their homes.

Kinder Morgan Canada and other companies are working to keep some of the more than 200 wildfires burning across B.C. away from their infrastructure.

Ranchers fleeing wildfires in British Columbia's Interior are leaving behind an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 cattle, hoping the animals' instincts will keep them safe.

As Sally Aitken and her husband drove along Highway 20, they saw nothing overly dramatic: light smoke, burned trees. Then they suddenly found themselves in the middle of an intense blaze.

Firefighters on the front lines of B.C.'s raging wildfires are bracing for expected lightning and wind today, with all eyes on Williams Lake.

British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades that its forests are more prone to flames, says an expert.