Wildfires - Alaska
After a winter marked by little snow and warmer temperatures, fire crews in Alaska are tackling two large wildfires burning on mostly treeless tundra in the southwest part of the state.
Weekend rain helped tamp down the lightning-caused fires that, through Monday, have burned 63 square miles in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
Wildfires - Canada
Smoke from wildfires have forced more than 700 people from their homes across northern Saskatchewan. Many of the evacuees are staying with friends and family in Prince Albert or Saskatoon, a Social Services spokesperson says.
The largest fire is south of La Loche and fire crews have yet to contain it. There are about dour dozen active blazes in the area. One-third of the fires started by lightning over the weekend have been contained.
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