Canada wildfire hits economy hard due to cut in oil production

The wildfire raging in Canada is forcing a reduction in the country's oil output. The energy sector accounts for 10 percent of the country’s GDP, and has already been hit hard by low crude oil prices. With authorities warning the blaze could continue to burn for months in the absence of a major rainfall, economists predict that Canada's economic growth will stagnate in the second quarter.

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