Fires strip away shine of Canada's oil eldorado

Fires strip away shine of Canada's oil eldorado Ottawa (AFP) May 18, 2016 - The Western Canadian province of Alberta, in the grip of massive forest fires, was the nation's economic engine before the oil rout. About the size of France, the province flanks the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Vast prairies stretch across its southern parts, where cattle graze on wild grasses. A thick boreal forest of conifers such as spruce and jack pine covers the north, w ... more

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