Oil futures end higher as wildfires cut Canadian output

Oil futures ended higher Thursday, lifted as a wildfire in Alberta knocked at least 500,000 barrels of Canadian production offline. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 54 cents, or 1.2%, to close at $44.32 a barrel.

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