Global National: Aug. 20, 2023 | Canada Task Force 1 arrives in Kelowna to help with BC wildfires

In tonight's top story: Canada Task Force One has arrived in central Okanagan, B.C., to help assess the damage after many homes have been lost to wildfires. Nearly 500 firefighters from across the province and beyond continue to do the work needed to save homes. Richard Zussman has the latest.

In B.C.'s Shuswap region, two out-of-control fires have merged, spanning an estimated 41,000 hectares and the situation is changing quickly. Elissa Carpenter has the details.