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KELOWNA: Officials in western Canada’s British Columbia implored tens of thousands of residents to heed warnings and evacuate on Saturday as “rapidly evolving” wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan Valley, including the city of Kelowna. The situation in the popular boating and hiking destination was “highly dynamic,” said Bowinn Ma, the province’s minister of emergency management. Around 30,000 …

KELOWNA: Officials in western Canada’s British Columbia implored tens of thousands of residents to heed warnings and evacuate on Saturday as “rapidly evolving” wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan Valley, including the city of Kelowna. The situation in the popular boating and hiking destination was “highly dynamic,” said Bowinn Ma, the province’s minister of emergency management. Around 30,000 …