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At least 100 homes were estimated to have been destroyed since Friday, but that damage toll could rise significantly as firefighters were able to extinguish flames and access fire zones. CBC | World News
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Trump threatens to cut federal funding for California wildfires
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to cut federal funding to California for aid during wildfires that have burned across the state during dry winds this fall. CBC | World News
Read More »California firefighters ready for another battle as winds whip up new wildfires
Fast-moving Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California on Wednesday, whipping up new wildfires after a brief respite for firefighters a day earlier. CBC | World News
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about 2 wildfires raging in California
High winds are fuelling wildfires across California, and frustration is growing among hundreds of thousands of residents amid planned blackouts aimed at preventing more blazes from igniting. CBC | World News
Read More »Wildfires force tens of thousands across California to flee
Fast-growing fires throughout California forced more than 40,000 people to leave their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed both the flames and fears in a state still jittery from devastating wildfires in the last two years. CBC | World News
Read More »3 confirmed dead in waning California wildfires
Firefighters were taming a wildfire Saturday that damaged or destroyed more than 30 structures along Los Angeles’s northern edge and sent a blanket of smoke across a swath of neighbourhoods, as three deaths have now been tied to blazes across Southern California. CBC | World News
Read More »Firefighters gaining ground on California wildfires as winds fade
Since roughly 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes, firefighters in California have gained ground as they battle wildfires sweeping through the state. They have been aided by diminishing winds, and officials report multiple fires mostly contained or with minimal growth. CBC | World News
Read More »Thousands of Californians without power, as PG&E prepares for wildfires
Thousands of people in California wake up in the dark after Pacific Gas & Electric starts shutting off households’ power to prevent what the utility called an unprecedented wildfire danger from powerline sparks. CBC | World News
Read More »Fierce dry winds drive California wildfires toward San Diego
Firefighters battled several intense wind-driven wildfires early today that have swept across densely populated Southern California, destroying at least 500 structures and chasing 190,000 people from their homes over the past five days. CBC | World News
Read More »California wildfires jump major freeway, head for communities northwest of L.A.
Authorities close a major freeway as flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire jump lanes and churn toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles amid unpredictable winds. CBC | World News
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