Alberta First Nation mourns firefighter who died battling Ontario forest fires

A First Nation community in northern Alberta is mourning the loss of firefighter Jerry Gadwa, who died Thursday while helping to fight forest fires in Ontario.

"There's obviously a lot of shock because a lot of people got along good with him," said Kehewin Cree Nation Coun. William John, Gadwa's nephew by marriage.

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