There are 90 active wildfires in Alberta, Canada, and more than 20,000 people have been evacuated from their homes because of shifting fire conditions. Photo / Government of Alberta Fire Service via AP Six Bay of Plenty firefighters have volunteered to help fight wildfires raging across western Canada. The firefighters were being deployed to the province of Alberta yesterday as part of a 25-strong taskforce from Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ). They will spend six weeks helping crews from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

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