Alberta wildfires: Fire bans downgraded to restrictions amid improving situation, but province preparing for long haul

The number of wildfires burning in Alberta's protected forest areas has continued to drop.  As of Friday morning, Alberta Wildfire was counting 51 wildfires across the province, including 15 which remain classified as out of control.  Among the largest is a 122,000-hectare wildfire in northwestern Alberta near the B.C. border and community of Rainbow Lake, a 74,000-hectare wildfire affecting the communities of Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, a 109,000-hectare blaze so