Wildfires Force 10,000 to Flee as Alberta Repeals Carbon Tax
More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as wildfires spread in northern Alberta, Canada’s CBC News reported Thursday.
Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the
Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+
Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported.
Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the
Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+
Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported.
In an ironic turn, the fires prompted Alberta Premier
Jason Kenney to cancel a celebration of the repeal of the province’s
carbon tax, Canada’s National Observer reported.
*This
event has been cancelled so the premier can receive an internal,
real-time briefing on the status of Alberta’s wildfires,“ the government
said in a statement reported by Canada’s National Observer.