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  "id": 414422,
  "title": "Canada’s British Columbia declares emergency over spreading wildfires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/canadas-british-columbia-declares-emergency-over-spreading-wildfires",
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  "published": "2026-08-09T21:00:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/248030/world/canadas-british-columbia-declares-emergency-over-spreading-wildfires"
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  "summary": "Washington: Canada’s western province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency as fast-spreading wildfires forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate their homes, authorit...",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Over 20,000 flee wildfires as British Columbia declares state of emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/over-20-000-flee-wildfires-as-british-columbia-declares-state-of",
        "published": "2026-08-09T14:03:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Canada: British Columbia wildfires burning out of control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/canada-british-columbia-wildfires-burning-out-of-control",
        "published": "2026-08-09T14:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/crews-battle-wildfires-in-western-u-s-and-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-09T22:03:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Fires grip western U.S., British Columbia: \"It doesn't seem like it's real\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/fires-grip-western-u-s-british-columbia-it-doesnt-seem-like-its-real",
        "published": "2026-08-10T00:43:00.000Z"
      }
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}