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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's "greatly heartened" by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff pause, saying the eleventh-hour deal with Canada follows through on a border security measure she had been calling for.

"We've had great success at improving air quality in North America, but a lot of that success is now being eroded pretty quickly by smoke from wildfires, and there's now considerable evidence that air pollution affects brain health and increases the risk of dementia."

All visible planets to line up in weeks, say observers

The duo went on an impressive shred tour all over the province.

With snow and temperatures of -23, the "prairie prognosticator" waved around a bouquet of flowers to a relieved crowd.

Peggy Wright, the NDP’s jobs critic, said so-called presumptive cancer claims before the Workers’ Compensation Board should extend to wildland firefighters, like what’s already done for structural firefighters.

U.S. President Donald Trump will hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent duty for energy, government sources say.

The book includes interview with, among others, Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland, Jasper Fire Chief Mathew Conte, Deputy Fire Chief Don Smith and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The author also spoke with an evacuated woman who was expecting to go into labour.

Half of the families surveyed said delays and barriers within FSCD led to missed developmental opportunities, and ten per cent said it interfered with their child’s school attendance.

The Jasper wildfire is the second costliest fire event in Canadian history, behind only the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.