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Environment Canada issued heat alerts on Friday for most of the west, in addition to smoke warnings in parts of B.C., where responders are battling 137 active blazes, the largest one measuring 100 hectares. The fires have consumed 79,000 hectares (305 square miles) so far a figure that’s expected to rise to 100,000 hectares by the end of the weekend, prompting the Pacific Coast province to request help, including planes, from the federal government and military.
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