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Publication Date: July 21, 2026 - 14:10
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B.C. wildfire crews use drone to trigger controlled burn in Canadian first
July 21, 2026
The BC Wildfire Service says crews working on the Brunswick complex of wildfires near Boston Bar northeast of Vancouver used a drone to trigger a controlled burn in what it says was a Canadian first. The wildfire service says the drone was able to 'safely and precisely ignite targeted fuels' in mountainous terrain.
Through a pair of social media posts on Tuesday, Maya Gebala’s mother showed the Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor taking in the ordinary things in life. A series of videos and photos show Maya petting a small brown puppy, sitting in front of a tangle of bright yellow jellyfish at an aquarium, and squirting a spray bottle. Six months after the February 2026 Tumbler Ridge massacre in British Columbia, Maya has made remarkable progress since the shooting left her with severe brain damage, forced to undergo at least five complex surgeries. “Small miracles day-by-day,” Gebala’s mother Cia...
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