Heat dome settling over Alberta triggers weather warnings, electric grid alert
Environment Canada issued heat warnings for a large swath of the province, from south of Calgary to north of Peace River.
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Environment Canada issued heat warnings for a large swath of the province, from south of Calgary to north of Peace River.
There were many Alberta Emergency Alerts issued and updated throughout the day as the fires grew and threatened more properties.
Wildfires across the province have been aided by record breaking temperatures, dangerous wind and dry conditions.
An emergency alert issued just after 5:30 Wednesday said there is an out-of-control wildfire southeast of Drayton Valley, on the other side of the North Saskatchewan River.
As Alberta remained mired in a December deep freeze on Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) revealed this week's cold snap has already unofficially smashed over two-dozen weather records. "An Arctic air mass continues to bring...