Morning Update: Alberta’s Danielle Smith to ask Ottawa for help as wildfires rage through the province, forcing 29,000 to evacuate

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Good morning, As wildfires rage through Alberta, forcing 29,000 people from their homes and burning dozens of homes and buildings, Premier Danielle Smith has a call scheduled with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday and plans to ask Ottawa for help. Alberta counted 108 active wildfires, including 31 that were out-of-control, as of Sunday afternoon, and declared a state of emergency one day earlier. Fires in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, fuelled by the same hot, dry conditions as those in Alberta, recently prompted smaller evacuation efforts in those provinces, too. Read more: Open this photo in gallery: Wildfire GWF018 burns...