Research conducted by Perplexity AI using the following sources:

• B.C. declares province-wide state of emergency amidst wildfires - CBC
• 20,000 flee wildfires as British Columbia declares state of emergency
• British Columbia declares provincial state of emergency as wildfires ...
• A state of emergency has been declared in B.C. due to wildfires. Here's what that means | CBC News
• Canada's British Columbia declares state of emergency over wildfires