CP NewsAlert: B.C. extending state of emergency amid wildfire battle

Widespread rain in the forecast today throughout much of British Columbia's southern Interior is expected to aid firefighters push back against a number of major wildfires in the region. A man sits under an umbrella on a dock while fishing for perch and whitefish on the Fraser River as rain falls, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, July 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck