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media type="custom" key="9499814" Canada News Chase Whitmore #1 Wildfires in Alberta, Canada There have been some Canadian wildfires that have been happening in Alberta, Canada over the past few weeks. The tan and gray smoke could be seen spread over hundreds of kilometers across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories of Canada. 116 fires have been burning in the province over the past few days. However, a day later, the number of fires has dropped to 100. The number of uncontrolled dropped to 22. The fires forced some energy and transportation companies to suspend operations. I think it is very unfortunate that all this is happening in the Alberta area and I hope it gets resolved quickly. #2 Canada Kicks out 5 Libyan Diplomats Canada will expel 5 Libyan diplomats from Ottawa to add more pressure on the North African government’s leader to step down. The political scientist hinted that the diplomats are usually expelled because of espionage. Canada is the latest country to expel Libyan diplomats. I think that this adds a lot of pressure to the leader to step down. However, I don’t think he will. #3 Canada’s Dollar Canada’s dollar rose for the third day. The loonie, as Canada’s dollar is sometimes known, gained against 14 of the 16 most-traded counterparts. The Canadian dollar is now 96.72 cents to the U.S. dollar. I think this is a very good thing for the Canadian government. Their dollar is still rising as the days go by. It will also continue to rise if things keep going in the right direction for Canada. #4 Canadian Border According to a U.S. official, the Canadian border is a bigger problem than the Mexican border. The reason for this is the threat of terrorists trying to get in the U.S. Even though Mexico still has more illegal immigrants than Canada, the U.S. official still says that the Canadian border is still more dangerous. I think that this problem should be taken seriously to the people of the U.S. Canada could be the biggest target for terrorists to try to get in the U.S.   #5 Canada’s Fastest Man Canada’s fastest man will compete in the national track and field 100 meter race. His name is Sam Effah. He is 21 and one of the fastest runners in the world. Effah has won many titles. He says that he wants to continue to win at the rate he has been winning at for a long time. He says he has many years to go before he retires.