Wildfires in Canada since the beginning of the year have covered an area of 5 million 700 thousand hectares, said the Minister of Health of the country, Jean-Yves Duclos, during a briefing by the department. He pointed out that more than 100 thousand people were forced to leave their homes, some of whom will no longer be able to return to their homes, as they burned down. Two members of the Royal Canadian Air Force are missing after their helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River on Tuesday during a training flight. On the west side of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, a monument was laid to the survivors and victims of boarding schools. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. Big Splash Waterpark at Bingemans is gearing up to open its 40th season on June 24th.
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