I also find that ordinary individuals are much nicer and kinder than governments or politicians. I came out of Tesco today and there stood a group of lovely ladies dressed in pink running gear, shivering with cold and covered in mud! They'd just finished a run for a Cancer charity and were collecting donations. I was so touched by their enthusiasm and contributed very willingly.
Also, two silly swans were waddling about in our village street, getting in the way of the traffic. Several villagers were gently ushering them to the side and persuading them to get in the river where they belong.
I reckon hope is to be found in individual acts of kindness and selflessness, not in the dire state of the world at large.

I too was very sad to see the terrible aftermath of the wild fires in Alberta. I wonder how many creatures have died or been badly burned. And all that beautiful forest totally destroyed. Not to mention people's homes and livelihoods. The poor souls.