Cooler temps aiding Jasper firefight; campgrounds closed amid persisting power outage

A lightning-ignited wildfire in Jasper National Park in Alberta was estimated to be 6,150 hectares as of Tuesday morning, down from the 8,000 hectares it had grown to over the weekend. Rain and cooler temperatures overnight enabled firefighters and helicopters to access two priority areas of the blaze on Chetamon Mountain, roughly 15 kilometres north of the Jasper townsite, according to a park official. "Firefighters were able to lay out sprinklers and hoses in key areas on the south side of the