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Update 46: Alberta wildfire situation (June 20, 4:30 p.m.)

Phased re-entry operations for Fort Chipewyan are planned to begin later this week.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation council will host a telephone town hall for all evacuees today, starting at 6:30 p.m.

General community re-entry for Fort Chipewyan residents is scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 22.

Re-entry for Fort Chipewyan residents with mobility issues or health conditions is scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 24.

An evacuation order remains in effect for Little River Cree Nation – Fox Lake.

A four-hour wildfire evacuation alert remains in effect for Edson. Residents should be ready to leave in a short time frame if conditions worsen.

Yellowhead County and the Town of Edson have issued states of local emergency due to heavy rain and flooding.

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Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald speaks with reporters in Ottawa following the launch of public consultations on the government’s next agricultural policy framework.

Also speaking are Sophie Chatel (parliamentary secretary to the agriculture minister), Yasir Naqvi (MP for Ottawa Centre), Kerry-Leigh Burchill (director general of the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum), and Keith Currie (president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture).