The B.C. government is set to provide an update on Wednesday about the wildfire situation in the province.

More fires have sparked in the past week, with 127 active wildfires currently burning in the province, with a quarter considered out of control.

The B.C. Wildfire Service said cooler temperatures and scattered showers are expected over much of the province on Wednesday and Thursday but temperatures are expected to climb again over the weekend and into next week.

Light rain and higher humidity have helped firefighters contain a wildfire burning out of control on Vancouver Island.

The roughly five-square-kilometre Wesley Ridge wildfire has forced those living in almost 390 homes in the Regional District of Nanaimo to flee.

The BC Wildfire Service says crews made good progress in im

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