UPDATE 1-Canada musters military to fight wildfires, 39,000 evacuated
July 17, 2017 at 15:03 PM EDT
CALGARY, Alberta, July 17 (Reuters) - Canada was deploying military aircraft and Australia was sending 50 firefighters to battle rapidly spreading wildfires in British Columbia that have forced 39,000 people from their homes, federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said on Monday.