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Trudeau flies to Alberta as officials fear worst yet to come
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Trudeau flies to Alberta as officials fear worst yet to come
Alberta experiences an intense start to wildfire season, leading to widespread blazes and significant disruptions in oil production.
CALGARY - Some oil and gas companies in Alberta are once again shutting in production as hot and dry conditions exacerbate the wildfire situation in the energy-producing province.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday was headed to Alberta to meet with soldiers fighting wildfires that worsened over the weekend, forcing evacuations and hitting energy production in Canada's main oil-producing province over the weekend.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Alberta on Monday as raging wildfires prompted mass evacuations and reduced energy production in Canada's main oil-producing province, where meteorologists expect virtually no rain for 10 days or so. In the provincial capital Edmonton, Trudeau received an update on firefighting efforts by Canadian soldiers sent to help provincial firefighting and recovery efforts since Thursday.