During his closing remarks at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France on Aug. 26, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commented on climate change and the Amazon wildfires. He announced that Canada will be contributing $15 million in funding, along with water bombers, to assist in putting out the blaze.
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