Global National: Aug. 11, 2026 | BC family shares close call with raging wildfires

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Tens of thousands of people are out of their homes and waiting to find out what's been lost in British Columbia, where more than 100 wildfires are burning. Sarah MacDonald reports on one family's frightening race to escape the Bald Ridge fire, and the uncertainty ahead for evacuees. New information is emerging about how U.S. President Donald Trump secretly flew home from July's NATO summit in Turkey amid threats to his life by Iran. Jackson Proskow explains how the ruse was pulled off, and how it even surprised some White House staff. A concerning number of people in Canada appear to be hitting a financial wall, filing for insolvency at rates not seen in more than a decade. Jacqueline Hansen looks at why so many Canadians are unable to pay their debts and the lengths some are going to try to make ends meet. Plus, Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage is hoping to reclaim his parliamentary seat in the English seaside riding of Clacton in a byelection, but he has some stiff competition from a

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