Communities in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan issued evacuation orders Tuesday as wildfires spread in gusting winds that exceeded 100 km/h. "The smoke is mostly going still south of town, so we don't have a whole lot of smoke here yet. Near Strathmore, Alta., Peter said a train caught fire near the Agrium Plant which in turn created a grass fire due to the extreme winds. 2 train derailmentsCanadian National reported two trains did derail in Alberta, and the winds were being investigated as a factor. Chris Bilodeau of the Wainwright RCMP said five cars went over a high trestle bridge near the hamlet of Fabyan.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2017 04:32 UTC