Wildfires

CAL Fire Battalion Chief of Communications David Acuna says the direction of winds have changed and are putting a strain on resources.

California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for "extreme and life-threatening" blazes.

Artificial intelligence has for three years now served as a kind of gut check for Alberta Wildfire staff making decisions about how to allocate resources.

Evacuations are underway near Grand Forks, B.C., as a newly discovered out-of-control wildfire encroaches.