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2023 wildfires in western Canada worst on record for spring

Thousands of people have lost their homes or businesses to wildfires that are spread out across western Canada in the province of Alberta. To date, the province has responded to 520 wildfires. In total, the fires have burnt 1,017,000 hectares.…

Edmonton. Protest against Oil Teck Frontier project

“The Teck Frontier project would mean devastation for all our wildlife we depend on. All that is going to be compromised and destroyed forever.” said Jean L’Hommecourt of the Fort McKay First Nation. (Edmonton Journal) As many as 70 demonstrators…