Wildfire forces evacuations in Cranbrook area

CRANBROOK, B.C. — More people are being forced from their homes in a community in southeastern B.C. this weekend due to out-of-control wildfires.
The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze, which started Friday night, near St. Mary’s Reserve 14 kilometres northeast of Cranbrook is about 400 hectares in size.
The Regional District of East Kootenay issued new evacuation orders to more than 200 properties in the region Saturday afternoon after having evacuated 30 homes within First Nation t