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Military aircraft evacuates residents from Canada wildfire

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70% Informative

Military aircraft and helicopters are being used to evacuate residents of Pukatawagan , Manitoba .

Thousands have already been evacuated from the northern First Nations community.

Dense smoke from the fires has spread across Canada and into parts of the US .

Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record in 2023 , when more than 42 million acres ( 17.3m hectares ) burned.

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74

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74

Neutral language

72

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

60

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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