Global National: Aug. 8, 2026 | Explosive wildfire conditions push BC to declare state of emergency

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Terrifying video is captured as 20,000 people in B.C.’s Okanagan region fled for their lives Friday night. A fire that was first reported at 5:30 p.m. near the community of Summerland suddenly exploded in size, leaving little time to escape. Premier David Eby has declared a provincewide state of emergency and B.C.’s wildfire service warns the conditions are explosive and unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. Sarah MacDonald reports. U.S. President Donald Trump’s former defence lawyer has just been confirmed as attorney general after a close vote in the Senate overnight. Todd Blanche’s appointment puts a close Trump ally at the helm of the Justice Department. As Candice Cole reports, Democrats and some Republicans are voicing their concerns. There’s a growing diplomatic spat between Italy and Spain after thousands of migrants rushed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week. Italy temporarily re-imposed border controls with Spain, defying the EU’s open border policy. And now S

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