Power lines supplying Jasper, Alta. being assessed after wildfire damage

The Municipality of Jasper in Alberta's Rocky Mountains temporarily lost power Sunday evening after a massive wildfire impacted transmission lines. In a statement sent at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, Parks Canada confirmed the community had lost power. At 7:06 p.m., electricity had been restored, and crews were working to "assess the powerline." The out of control blaze ignited by a lightning strike Thursday morning had grown to more than 1,500 hectares Sunday — nearly four times the size estimated b