Dozens of active wildfires in Alberta have prompted nearly 30,000 people escape their homes. Heather Yourex-West reports from Edson, where thousands of residents are relieved after being allowed back home; Joel Senick reports from Drayton Valley on the fight to contain the flames threatening the town 90 minutes west of Edmonton; and meteorologist Tiffany Lizée looks at what’s in the forecast.
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