Morning Update: Number of wildfires across country straining resources

Good morning, Resources are strained for the thousands of provincial firefighters who are battling a devastating start to wildfire season, with hundreds of Canadian soldiers and foreign firefighters scrambling to reinforce stretched units in Nova Scotia, Alberta and Quebec, where thousands have been forced from their homes. So far this season, 10 times the average amount of terrain has been scorched, compared with the past decade, renewing calls for a federal solution to supplement provincial and international firefighting resources. To date, 566 firefighters have travelled between provinces this year to help other jurisdictions, and another 443 firefighters and other trained…