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VICTORIA — British Columbia's coroner has issued a public safety bulletin about wildfire smoke, saying the death of a nine-year-old boy had been "confirmed by his parents" to have been related to a medical condition aggravated by the smoke.

The four worst seasons in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ's history have all come in the last six years.

The Canadian Armed Forces says the first troops to help in British Columbia's wildfire fight have arrived in the province, with more soldiers, helicopters and a Hercules plane poised for deployment.

The СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Wildfire Service says an "aggressive" fire that exploded in size over the weekend has cut off a highway on the central coast, while more than a dozen new blazes have been sparked since Sunday.

Our modern ability to forecast the weather came about during the Cold War.

The British Columbia Wildfire Service is paying tribute to the 19-year-old firefighter who died after being struck by a falling tree last week, calling her "the heart of us.

OTTAWA — Canada's record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land scorched as blazes continue to burn out of control across the entire country.

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Off the side of the road not far from the airport in Inuvik, N.W.T., among the shrubs and spruce trees, a series of rusted metal bars are buried deep in the ground.

Wildfire seasons are getting longer.

The number of wildfires in British Columbia continues to rise amid persistent drought, and federal aid — including military resources — is on the way.