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Quebecers are returning home as the province goes on the offensive against a record wildfire season, but gusty winds and hot temperatures are fuelling fires in the West.
Wildfire conditions west of Edmonton have become extreme again, prompting an evacuation order Friday night for the town of Edson and Yellowhead County.
"If you re inside this evacuation zone, you need to get out of here." That s the key message the mayors of Edson and Yellowhead County want residents to hear after an evacuation order was issued for the area on Friday evening.
Nearly 14,000 people were under evacuation orders in Quebec on Saturday, and authorities said most of them are not expected to return home until at least early next week