Wildfires raging in northern Alberta prompted the mayor of one the province’s largest municipalities to give his community a pep talk Saturday.

‘Messi Mania’ finally flocked north of the border this weekend, as Inter Miami CF erased a two-goal deficit to edge CF Montreal 3-2 in the Argentine superstar’s professional debut in Canada.

Two third-period goals, scored 24 seconds apart, lifted Canada to a 2-1 victory over China in semifinal action at the World Para Ice Hockey Championship on Friday at WinSport Arena in Calgary.

A state of local emergency was declared late Friday evening by the County of Grande due to rising wildfire risk.

A protest encampment set up on the University of Alberta campus was cleared early Saturday morning by Edmonton police.