Canadian Firefighters Make Progress Battling Some Blazes But Others Push Thousands From Their Homes

By SUSAN HAIGH and JIM MORRIS (Associated Press) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters reported some progress against blazes in a British Columbia region known for picturesque resort towns, but hundreds more fires raging across Canada have pushed thousands from their homes and threatened a territorial capital hundreds of kilometers (miles) to the north. West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Broland said the effort made Sunday in the Lake Okanagan region offered “a bit of a glimmer of hope” for the area known as a summer destination for families. More than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) away, fire crews fought flames bearing down on Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories.