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Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, Edmonton offers masks for smoke
Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, Edmonton offers masks for smoke
Wildfires in northern Alberta forced more people from their homes on Saturday while Edmonton offered masks to residents to help them deal with all the smoke. Little Red River Cree Nation had already issued an evacuation alert for the communities of John D'Or Prairie and Fox Lake on Friday.
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After a relatively slow start to the wildfire season, things in western Canada are heating up. As temperatures soar across much of the region with a lingering heatwave blanketing almost half the country, dozens of blazes are being sparked and putting thousands at risk. Catherine Urquhart has more on the escalating wildfire emergency.
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