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Wildfires scorching several Canadian provinces have driven at least 33,400 people from their homes, with smoke now reaching all the way to Europe.
Hedge funds boosted their bullish stance on US crude by the most in five months as wildfires endangered Canadian flows and OPEC+ increased production less than some had feared.
More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
Many fires burning across Canada, forcing evacuations and threatening air quality in the United States, cannot simply be put out, authorities and experts say.
In a Facebook post, the owner of the store said that they "feel a profound sense of loss" over the destruction of the artefacts.
Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start. A NASA satellite has recorded thousands of hot spots across the country — four times the usual number for this time of year.
Wildfires burning in Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta have reduced the country's daily crude production by about 7%. Here is a tally of affected oil production sites so far:
Canada had its most destructive series of wildfires ever, and one expert says the country is currently on track this year to repeat that record-setting wildfire season in 2023.