Canadian firefighters make progress battling some blazes

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian firefighters have made some progress battling blazes in a British Columbia region known for picturesque resort towns, but hundreds more raging across the province have pushed thousands from their homes.

There is “finally a bit of a glimmer of hope,” West Kelowna fire chief Jason Broland told a news conference of the progress being made in the Lake Okanagan region, which is known as a summer destination for families.