Alberta asks federal government to reimburse it for Jasper wildfire recovery costs

Alberta's minister of public safety and emergency services, Mike Ellis, told a federal committee Monday that the provincial government had reduced decision-making power during the immediate aftermath of the Jasper wildfire, but still must foot the recovery bill.

Alberta asks federal government to reimburse it for Jasper wildfire recovery costs
A man walks in a mountain of burned structures.

Alberta's minister of public safety and emergency services, Mike Ellis, told a federal committee Monday that the provincial government had reduced decision-making power during the immediate aftermath of the Jasper wildfire, but still must foot the recovery bill.