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  "title": "‘Like a bomb going off’: British Columbia wildfire triggers mass evacuations",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/canada-wildfires-force-20-000-to-flee-as-british-columbia-declares",
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