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VICTORIA — Two out-of-control wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior have forced officials to issue evacuation orders for people at almost 100 properties.

SURREY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with serious burns after he was lit on fire during an attack in the community of Whalley.

VANCOUVER — Worst-case scenario modelling of the potential impacts of an over-the-top water breach of a massive landslide blocking British Columbia's Chilcotin River points to reduced flood threats downstream, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma

SURREY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting incident Saturday. The incident occurred at about 8:40 a.m.

Environment sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has issued almost two dozen heat warnings for communities across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, warning people to stay indoors if they hear thunder.

British Columbia's wildfire service says another round of dry lightning is in the forecast for the southern third of the province, coinciding with the return of hot, dry weather that's raising the fire risk heading into the long weekend.

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WILLIAMS LAKE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A landslide of debris piled 30 metres high and 600 metres long has dammed the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's central Interior, creating a lake that officials say could give way.

August is also expected to be hot.

VICTORIA — The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government has warned of increasing fire risk this long weekend as Environment sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ issues heat advisories for several areas in the southern part of the province.