The situation in Canada escalated dramatically over the weekend with 35,000 now evacuated from their homes as wildfires threaten communities in the northwest of the country. “The current situation is grim,” said British Columbia’s Premier David Eby after declaring a state of emergency. Eby has urged people not to travel if they don’t need to, saying that accommodation in the area needs to go to displaced locals. And that’s not all for North American emergencies… California declared its own on Saturday with Hurricane Hilary expected to cause historic flooding in the state. Hilary will be the first tropical storm to hit California in almost 84 years, and Governor Gavin Newsom has requested that rescue teams be ready to deploy. Los Angeles’ parks and beaches will be closed on Monday and Tuesday as residents batten down the hatches…