Fire situation eases slightly, but risks remain as more than 400 wildfires still burn

More than 200 wildfires are still burning out of control in Canada this morning as the country\u0027s record\u002Dsetting forest fire season continues

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Rain helped ease the fire situation in parts of Alberta and Quebec over the weekend, but the fire risk remains high in most of the country.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.

More than 58,000 square kilometres has burned so far this year, or an area almost twice the size of Vancouver Island..Environment Canada says the air quality is good in most areas, though pockets of moderate risk remain in and around Edmonton and Toronto and in some parts of northeastern British Columbia.

The Donnie Creek fire north of Fort St. John, B.C., is now the largest fire that province has ever recorded and is still burning out of control more than a month after it started.

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