Social media posts claim a photo of emergency response personnel wearing blue helmets in British Columbia shows that the United Nations' diplomatic security force is mediating between civilians and officials over wildfire evacuation orders. This is false; law enforcement agencies say UN peacekeepers were not in the Canadian province, and that the workers pictured are from local rescue operations.
As wildfires continue to rage across Canada from coast to coast, members of the Airdrie fire department have been asked to provide their skills and knowledge up north.
A First Nation in B.C. s North Shuswap region is dealing with catastrophic damage in the aftermath of the Bush Creek East wildfire s devastating run through the area.